Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones begins with the statement "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist" and we are taken into the world of Dana Lynn and her mother Gwendolyn (James' "second" family) and Chaurisse Witherspoon and her mother, Laverne (James' legitimate family).
Dana and Gwen know about James' other family and Dana spends her life wondering what it is like to be his legitimate daughter, Chaurisse. Eventually, the lives of these two girls cross which is inevitable as they are the same age and both live in Atlanta.
It is hard not to be mad at James who continues this charade for years, but I was more disappointed by his "brother" and best friend, Randolph. He seems to be in love with Gwen and cares for both girls, but continues to aid his brother's deception.
It was easy to get pulled along in this story and worry for the girls who were innocent victims of the actions of their father. But there were little mistakes that took away from the work and made me question the veracity of other information.
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