The Book Of Essie Review. A resourceful, resilient teen heroine is at the heart of meghan maclean weir’s propulsive debut novel. I should know better than most.
It can be hard for an author to find the perfect balance where they are not wholly relying on religion and preaching to carry the story, and meghan maclean weir did a beautiful job of finding the balance. I was immediately hooked by the premise and the questions it raises: The novel is about esther anne “essie” hicks, who spent her entire life in front of.
If you, like me, have been seeing the book of essie everywhere, it’s with good reason.
Her father is an evangelical preacher and she grew up on a hit reality show, six for hicks. How will essie's family react when they find out and how will they manage the scandal? It’s been a while since i’ve finished a book in a day. Book clubs, contemporary, debut, fiction.