I LOVED this book. I’m not one to frivolously hype a book that is undeserving, but if I could give this one ten stars I would.

It’s 1897 and Anita is returning to Vassar College as a senior. For years she’s led a double life, as the quiet but beautiful white daughter of a well to do Boston Lawyer and her true self, the African-American daughter of Southern mulattos who are barely educated and scrimp and save to afford her education. If anyone were to find out she would be ruined.

Everything changes when it turns out her new roommate is none other than Lottie Taylor, a loud and rich socialite who is determined to make their senior year the best year ever. As the girls become fast friends Anita has never had more fun, nor has she ever seen the possibilities of what her life could truly be if she continues to pass for white after graduation. But as she gets deeper into her lie, she realizes just how much she stands to lose.