The Book of Essie
Author: Meghan MacLean Weir
A debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotionally stirring, wildly captivating story of the seventeen-year-old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family’s hit reality show, and the secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart.Esther Ann Hicks—Essie—is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon….Read More
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