Ruby Red by Linzi Glass

It's a beautifully written book, entwined with politics and love.

Ruby Winters lives in a world divided by colors. The colors remain pure as gold, never contaminated, as though there's an invisible barrier between each colors, to ensure their purity. Like how water and oil never mix. But to Ruby's eyes, there is no separation of color. What sets them apart is their heart. To the outside world, she is white, and her companions are white. But once she crosses the threshold of her house, into the hidden world that exists behind the iron gates of her home, she is no longer who everyone sees on the outside.

Ruby is that invisible barrier, separating herself from her peers and everyone. A prefect and A student at school, working with Julian, a black artist, falling in love with an Afrikaan boy, she manages to not fall off the thin strand of line she is standing on, though she is constantly living in conspiracy. A remarkable girl, with remarkable courage.

I love the ending of the book. Unfortunately, I can't get a quote. I will try to though.