Book info

• Title Silver Sparrow
• Author Tayari Jones
• Year 2011
• Genre Contemporary

SECRETS. Dana and Chaurisse are sisters who have never met. The only thing binding them together is the life-changing secret of their father's double life. LIES. Only one of them knows the truth about James and his hidden family. When the girls do finally meet and become friends, the fragile promise that has kept his secrets safe for so long threatens to implode. HOPE. This soulful story of friendship and sisterhood paints an unforgettable picture of the messy knots that bind families together, from the author of modern classic, An American Marriage.

Thoughts

I found this book completely engaging, it’s so well written and all the characters are really well drawn. Even though some of the situations are illegal, there’s no black and white, no good and evil, and quite literally there are two sides to every story. It raises such interesting questions about identity and family, and what being married really means. So interesting once the two girls meet and one knows and one doesn’t… keeping secrets without actually lying. So much to unpick, it’s really good.

Rating: 4 / 5