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A stunning, timeless story about race, friendship, what keeps us apart and what drives us apart, from the one and only Toni Morrison, with an introduction by Zadie Smith.<BR><BR>Twyla and Roberta met in a girls' shelter as children. Inseparable then, they lose touch as they grow older, only to meet again later at a diner, a grocery store and then on opposing sides of a protest. The two women are seemingly at opposite ends of every issue, but the persistence of their bond is undeniable.<BR><BR>BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.