Growing up in a biracial family in 1970s Boston, Birdie has seen her family disintegrate due to the increasing racial tensions. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Ī young girl learns some difficult lessons in Danzy Senna's debut novel Caucasia.

The extraordinary national bestseller that launched Danzy Senna’s literary career, Caucasia is a modern classic, at once a powerful coming of age story and a groundbreaking work on identity and race in America. Haunted by the loss of her sister, she sets out a desperate search for the family that left her behind. But for Birdie, home will always be Cole. Soon Birdie and her mother are on the road as well, drifting across the country in search of a new home. One night Birdie watches her father and his new girlfriend drive away with Cole. Despite their differences, Cole is Birdie’s confidant, her protector, the mirror by which she understands herself. The sisters are so close that they speak their own language, yet Birdie, with her light skin and straight hair, is often mistaken for white, while Cole is dark enough to fit in with the other kids at school. The extraordinary national bestseller that launched Danzy Senna’s literary career, Caucasia is a modern classic, at once a powerful coming of age story and a groundbreaking work on identity and race in America.Look out for Danzy Senna's latest book, New People, on sale in August!īirdie and Cole are the daughters of a black father and a white mother, intellectuals and activists in the Civil Rights Movement in 1970s Boston. Birdie and Cole are the daughters of a black father and a white mother, intellectuals and activists in the Civil Rights Movement in 1970s Boston.

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