The Vanishing Half
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The Vanishing HalfBrit Bennett
Characters in The Vanishing Half
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Desiree Vignes
One of the Vignes twins, who returns home to Mallard with a dark-skinned daughter.
Stella Vignes
Desiree's twin, who vanishes into a new life secretly passing as white.
Supporting characters
Kennedy Sanders
Stella's daughter with Blake Sanders, raised in Los Angeles unaware that her mother is Black and passing as white.
Jude Vignes
Desiree's dark-skinned daughter, bullied in Mallard, who attends UCLA and later crosses paths with her unknown cousin Kennedy.
Reese Carter
Born Therese Anne Carter; a trans man and aspiring photographer who becomes Jude's long-time partner.