Silver Sparrow

 The first sentence in the historical fiction book called The Silver Sparrow reads as follows, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist." The author is Tayari Jones and the story is set in middle class Atlanta, Georgia in the 1980's. The story is told at first by his daughter, Dana. Dana knows her father is a bigamist. She knows about his legal family. The second half of the story is told by Chaurise. Chaurise doesn't know about Dana. The father goes to great lengths to keep his second family a secret. If Chaurise and Dana want to participate in a summer science camp, Dana must drop out and Chaurise gets to go. If both daughters want to work at a local amusement park and in totally different sections of the park, Dana must withdraw her application. Why Dana's mother agreed to this situation is never explained and I can't imagine why someone would go along with James' bigamy. Of course there is a dramatic scene when the truth finally comes out. In my opinion, the bigamist doesn't suffer as much as he should have.