Essie Chambers books

Essie Chambers is the author of Swift River (2024), a debut novel about a Black teenager uncovering family secrets in a small New England town.
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Essie J. Chambers Standalone Novels

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Essie Chambers is an American writer whose debut novel Swift River was published in 2024. The book follows Diamond, a Black teenager in a small New England town during the 1980s, as she pieces together the history her family has kept hidden. Her father’s sudden departure sets the story in motion, but the real subject is the town itself and its complicated racial past.

Swift River received strong reviews for its vivid sense of place and its portrait of a young woman finding her footing in a community that has never quite accepted her family. Chambers brings a careful eye to the dynamics of small-town life, race, and the stories families choose to tell or suppress.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Essie Chambers written?

Essie Chambers has written one books in one series.

What was Essie Chambers's first book?

Essie Chambers’s first book is Swift River, published in 2024.

What is Essie Chambers' novel Swift River about?

Swift River is Essie Chambers’ 2024 debut novel about Diamond, a Black teenager growing up in a small, mostly white New England town in the 1980s. After her father disappears, Diamond begins to uncover long-buried secrets about her family and the town’s racial history. The novel deals with race, belonging, and identity through one girl’s personal search for the truth about where she comes from.

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