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Esther's Race
Raised in privilege by her Caucasian mother and African American father, Esther DuMont encounters tragedy and loss at an early age. Steeled against this past, Esther makes her way through the world encountering prejudice and facing challenges to her morality, her sense of belonging and her faith.

Using language to paint the stunning scenery of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands, the gritty urban landscape of the Twin Cities and the rolling farmland of Central Iowa, Munger has created a tightly drawn contemporary fable.

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Esther's Race
Raised in privilege by her Caucasian mother and African American father, Esther DuMont encounters tragedy and loss at an early age. Steeled against this past, Esther makes her way through the world encountering prejudice and facing challenges to her morality, her sense of belonging and her faith.

Using language to paint the stunning scenery of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands, the gritty urban landscape of the Twin Cities and the rolling farmland of Central Iowa, Munger has created a tightly drawn contemporary fable.

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Esther's Race

Esther's Race

by Mark Munger
Esther's Race

Esther's Race

by Mark Munger

Overview

Raised in privilege by her Caucasian mother and African American father, Esther DuMont encounters tragedy and loss at an early age. Steeled against this past, Esther makes her way through the world encountering prejudice and facing challenges to her morality, her sense of belonging and her faith.

Using language to paint the stunning scenery of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands, the gritty urban landscape of the Twin Cities and the rolling farmland of Central Iowa, Munger has created a tightly drawn contemporary fable.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780972005098
Publisher: Cloquet River Press
Publication date: 06/28/2007
Pages: 287
Sales rank: 442,633
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.80(d)

What People are Saying About This

Felicia Washington

"Esther's Race speaks to the heart of human experience, transcending the boundaries of the racial divide. A must read."--(Felicia Washington, Ph.D. candidate, Denver University.)

Deborah Cooper

"Munger moves into a new literary landscape with agility and grace. In Esther's Race, threads of addiction, racism, relationships, grief, redemption and hope are deftly woven together to create a story that fully engages the reader from start to finish."--(Poet Deborah Cooper)

Howard Anderson

"A ripping good story. An unblinking look at racism in all its complexities."--(Rev. Howard Anderson, Ph.D., President and Warden of the Cathedral College, Washington National Cathedral.)

Derrick Thomas

"Esther's Race is a compelling story that captures the heart of the minority experience in a fresh, real and understanding way. A literary triumph."--(Pastor Derrick Thomas, AMEC.)

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