{"product_id":"short-fiction-nella-larsen-9798897184484","title":"Short Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassing\u003c\/em\u003e (1929)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassing\u003c\/em\u003e is a novella about two light-skinned Black women, \u003cstrong\u003eClare Kendry\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eIrene Redfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, who reunite in 1920s Harlem. Clare \"passes\" as white and is married to a racist white man who doesn't know her true identity. Irene, who embraces her Black identity, is both fascinated and disturbed by Clare's risky life. As Clare tries to re-enter Black society through Irene's social circle, tensions rise, leading to a dramatic and ambiguous ending involving Clare's mysterious death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e (1930)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e is a short story centering on a woman named \u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Poole\u003c\/strong\u003e, who unknowingly protects the man who murdered her son. A wounded fugitive, \u003cstrong\u003eObadiah\u003c\/strong\u003e, seeks shelter in her home, and she hides him from the authorities. Only later does she discover he is her son's killer. The story ends with Annie choosing not to betray him, highlighting the complexity of morality, motherhood, and racial injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nella Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897184484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Nella Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175707128063,"sku":"9798897184484","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_852dabfa-4e88-4bf2-980c-94c90f77850c.jpg?v=1771335402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-fiction-nella-larsen-9798897184484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}