The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern Black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity but their fates intertwine.
A relationship that started in 1993 between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud comes to light while she is on her deathbed and his wife runs for president.
A version of this list appears in the July 5, 2020 issue of The New York Times Book Review. Rankings reflect sales for the week ending June 20, 2020.
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