Introduction by Ntozake Shange -- Critical Foreword by Mae Henderson -- Passing -- Encounter -- Re-encounter -- Finale -- Notes -- Reading Group Guide.
Summary
A light-skinned African American woman is married to a white man who is ignorant of her racial heritage. Her childhood friend, equally capable of "passing," has chosen to live her life as a black woman and deny the existence of racism. A chance meeting forces both women to confront truths about themselves.