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Mallard is a predominantly black village in the South, surrounded by a slew of bigoted settlements. It's where Stella and Desiree Vignes were born, twins with skin so pale that they might pass for white. In a state of restlessness, they run away from home at an early age to begin life anew; but their contrasting decisions govern and transform them. Years later, Stella, estranged from her sister, is a white woman with a husband to whom her past is unknown; and Desiree is back in Mallard with her black daughter.