Passing by Nella Larsen MPS As First Lady of the

As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history

rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth

home with them

and eventually traveled back to Africa

adult voices

Passing by Nella Larsen MPS As First Lady of theHarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. She wished to find out about this hazardous business of passing, this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take ones chance in another environment The elegant Clare Kendry glides through New Yorks 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