Three-Fifths

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 BY THE GUARDIAN UK Pittsburgh 1995. The son of a black father hes never known and a white mother he sometimes wishes he didnt 22-year-old Bobby Saraceno is passing for white. Raised by his bigoted maternal grandfather Bobby has hidden his truth from everyone even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek Aaron who has just returned home from prison a hardened racist. Bobbys disparate worlds collide when his and Aarons reunion is interrupted by a confrontation where Bobby witnesses Aaron assault a young black man with a brick. Fearing for his safety and his freedom Bobby must keep his secret from Aaron and conceal his unwitting involvement in the hate crime from the police. But Bobbys delicate house of cards crumbles when his father enters his life after more than 20 years.