A light-skinned African-American woman Clare an old childhood friend of Irene Redfield's is now passing as a White woman. Clare is married to a bigoted White man who is unaware that she is of African descent. Despite the risk of being discovered by her husband and society at large she is compelled to enter Irene's world. ...On multiple levels Passing is a fascinating listening experience. Helga Crane aspires to be more than she is to experience the world more deeply. As a result she ignores he