Brit Bennett Books in Order
Explore Brit Bennett books in order, including The Mothers and The Vanishing Half, with publication dates and summaries of her novels about family and identity.
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Brit Bennett books in publication order
4 books
Butterball
by Brit Bennett
2014
Estranged from her family and longing for her married best friend, Syd Davis answers holiday cooking questions for Butterball. A series of callers forces her to face her loneliness and reconsider how she might connect with others.
The Mothers
by Brit Bennett
2016
Grieving her mother's suicide, teenage Nadia Turner begins a relationship with a pastor's son and conceals its consequences. Her secret shapes a lasting triangle with Luke and best friend Aubrey within their Southern California Black community.
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
2020
Identical twin sisters leave their small Southern Black community and build sharply different lives, one secretly passing as white. Across decades, their choices shape their daughters' futures as the next generation's paths begin to cross.
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Adventures with Claudie
by Brit Bennett
2023
Claudie travels from Harlem to Georgia with Mama and Cousin Sidney to meet her grandmother. Discovering her family’s history gives her new ideas for a variety show that could help save the boardinghouse back home.
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