This Is How It Goes

Belinda and Cody Phippsappeara typical Midwestern couple: teenage sweethearts, children, luxurious home. Typical except that Cody is black--"rich, black, and different," in the words of Belinda, who finds herself attracted to a former (white) classmate. As the battle for her affections is waged, Belinda and Cody frankly doubt the foundation of their initial attraction, opening the door wide to a swath of bigotry and betrayal. Staged on continually shifting moral ground that challenges our received notions about gender, ethnicity, and even love itself,This Is How It Goesunblinkingly explores the myriad ways in which the wild card of race is played by both black and white in America.LaBute, Neil is the author of 'This Is How It Goes ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780571211555 and ISBN 0571211550.