"I am not Esther" written by Fleur Baele (a NewZealand author) is about a teenage girl called Kirby.
She was living a ordinary life but one day she was told by her mother that her mother is going away and Kirby was sent to relatives she has never heard of. Her relarives were members of strict religious cult. They dont have Tvs, they dont read newspapers, they dont even look in the mirror, just because they thought it was the only way to keepn Gods way. Kirby was forced to change her name to Esther, and it is where the title of the book came from. In pg23 it says I shook my head, twisting it from side to side."I am not Esther." I repeated."I am Kirby." Kirby was also told to wear long,modest clothes. As the time goes, she starts to search for her mom and eventually found her near the end of the story.The story ends with a happy ending where Kieby and mom found each other and Daniel also escaped from the 'religious' family.
I found this book interesting because there were things i have never experienced or heard about. I dont think that kind of strict religion fits the 21 century.
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