| Edition |
First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
382 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
Since childhood, Anita Hemmings longed to attend the country's most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she's hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission. With her olive complexion and dark hair, this daughter of a janitor and descendent of slaves has passed successfully passed as white, but finds herself rooming with Louise "Lottie" Taylor, the scion of one of New York's most prominent families. |
| Subject |
African American women college students -- Fiction.
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Passing (Identity) -- Fiction.
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Vassar College -- Fiction.
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Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781501110450 (softcover ; acid-free paper) |
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1501110454 (softcover ; acid-free paper) |
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