{"product_id":"passing-nella-larsen-9780008590154","title":"Passing","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'She wished to find out about this hazardous business of \"passing,\" this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take one's chance in another environment...'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elegant Clare Kendry glides through New York's high-society circles with ease, until the day she is reacquainted with her childhood friend, Irene. Clare chooses to 'pass' as white, hiding her African American heritage from her bigoted husband, while Irene leads a life that embraces it. As both women observe the other, a relationship of mutual fascination, obsession and secrets begins, one that will end in devastating circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1929, Nella Larsen's Passing lays bare the complexities of identity, race, class and gender. The novella established Larsen as one of the most important female authors in American literature and is considered a literary masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nella Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 000859015X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008590154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e60413 \/ Passing\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nella Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078333034751,"sku":"9780008590154","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_baa24a02-851a-4df4-aad2-3ab63192575c.jpg?v=1685474897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passing-nella-larsen-9780008590154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}