| The Book of Esther Contributor(s): Brodie, Leanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0889226822 ISBN-13: 9780889226821 Publisher: Talonbooks OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian - Social Science | Gender Studies - Family & Relationships | Friendship |
| Dewey: 812.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's June 1981. Farmers face a debt crisis with interest rates as high as 20 percent. More than three hundred men are arrested after police sweeps of Toronto bathhouses, yet Pride Toronto launches its first gay-pride parade. Everything's changing, including fifteen-year-old Esther, who escapes the family farm and runs away to the city. With the help of a brash young hustler and a gay activist who shelters street kids, she confronts her conservative-Christian parents--farmers on the brink of financial ruin--and begins to find her way home. Acclaimed playwright Leanna Brodie excels with this heartwarming coming-of-age, and coming-out, drama. The Book of Esther examines the seemingly irreconcilable positions of two groups: conservative rural Christians and militantly anti-religious urban queer activists. But Brodie doesn't take sides. Instead, it's like she's picked up a rock to discover what's scurrying around underneath, pointed it out to us, and said, "Isn't this interesting. Maybe we should all look at this for a while. Maybe we should talk about it, instead of just pretending that it isn't there." Cast of 2 women and 3 men. |