The Book of Essie

by Weir, Meghan MacLean
ISBN: 9780525436072
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ALEX AWARD WINNER
FINALIST FOR THE 2018 NEW ENGLAND BOOK AWARD

"Both timelessly beautiful and unbelievably timely." --Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant

Esther Ann Hicks--Essie--is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon. She's grown up in the spotlight, idolized and despised for her family's fire-and-brimstone brand of faith. So when Essie's mother, Celia, discovers that Essie is pregnant, she immediately arranges an emergency meeting with the show's producers. Do they sneak Essie out of the country for an abortion? Pass the child off as Celia's? Or do they try to arrange a marriage--and a ratings-blockbuster wedding?

Meanwhile, Essie is quietly pairing herself up with Roarke Richards, a senior at her school with a secret of his own. As the newly formed couple attempt to sell their love story to the media through exclusive interviews with the infamously conservative reporter Liberty Bell, Essie finds she has questions of her own: What was the real reason for her older sister leaving home? Who can she trust with the truth about her family? And how much is she willing to sacrifice to win her own freedom?

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Weir, Meghan MacLean
  • ISBN: 9780525436072
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.70
  • Number Of Pages: 336
  • Publication Year: 2019

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  • The dark side of Reality TV

    Rachel A. - 4 years 10 months ago

    For fans of problematic television comes this startling debut novel by Meghan MacLean Weir. The children of the Hicks family have grown up on screen as the stars of the reality series Six for Hicks. As a family of evangelical Christians, they seem to be the epitome of the American dream--wholesome, loving, generous, and wealthy. However, Essie's sudden pregnancy threatens to reveal the dark world that waits when the cameras stop rolling. Essie struggles to create a future free from her televised persona, but her family has other plans for the life of her and her child. This novel raises questions about the ethics of "reality" TV and will leave readers wondering: is it the drama on or off screen that is more dangerous?

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