# Passing

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- Book: [Passing](https://www.bookquiver.com/nella-larsen/passing) ([Passing.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/nella-larsen/passing.md))
- Authors: [Nella Larsen](https://www.bookquiver.com/nella-larsen)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2998-131-5
- Published: 2026-07-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart, Passing is Nella Larsen's devastating masterpiece Irene Redfield is living a life of careful balance in Harlem when a chance encounter draws her back into the orbit of Clare Kendry, a childhood friend. Passing as white, Clare moves effortlessly through a world that Irene has chosen to reject. Their renewed intimacy is charged with fascination and envy. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days