We are proud to feature an excerpt from Swift River by Essie Chambers.
In her debut novel, Chambers introduces readers to Diamond Newberry who is a teenager in 1987 learning how to drive, how to love her body, and how to be the only Black girl in an all-white community. Diamond’s coming-of-age story is equally heartbreaking as it is uplifting. Chambers breathes live into intimate scenes with characters that will warm your heart.
We asked the author to set up the excerpt with a short Q&A below, followed by an excerpt from the book’s first chapter.
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