{"product_id":"9780889227101","title":"The Book of Esther","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Esther\u003c\/i\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast of 2 women and 3 men.","brand":"Talonbooks, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115997282544,"sku":"9780889227101","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780889227101_p0.jpg?v=1763847191","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780889227101","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}