Games We Played, Shawne Steiger
Games We Played, Shawne Steiger
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Games We Played

Author: Shawne Steiger

Narrator: Anne Marie Damman

Unabridged: 11 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/16/2022


Synopsis

When Rachel Goldberg shares her personal views on a local radio show, she becomes a target for online harassment. Things go too far when someone paints a hate symbol on her front door, not only terrifying her but also dredging up some painful childhood memories. Rachel escapes to her hometown of Carlsbad. To avoid upsetting her parents, she tells them she’s there to visit her grandmother, even though that’s the last thing she wants to do. But trouble may have followed her.Stephen Drescher is home from Iraq, but his dishonorable discharge contaminates his transition back to civilian life. His old friends, the ones who urged him to enlist so he could learn to make better bombs, have disappeared, and he can’t even afford to adopt a dog. Thinking to reconnect with his childhood friend, he googles Rachel’s name and is stunned to see the comments on her Facebook page. He summons the courage to contact her.Rachel and Stephen, who have vastly different feelings about the games they played and what might come of their reunion, must come to terms with their pasts before they can work toward their futures.

Reviews

The story is about Rachel, a 30-year-old Jewish Lesbian actress, who becomes an online “Nazi” bullies target after her recent interview. She is struggling with a part of her and identity and the online harassment is getting more serious and physical. She decides to travel across the country to visit......more

Goodreads review by Jen

This is not a typical genre for me as it usually makes me very uncomfortable. I hate to see (or read) about people being hated on so much by racists, trolls, bigots, and the like. It hurts my heart and I tend to shy away. However, this one caught my attention. With similar vibes (but completely diff......more

Shawne Steiger delivered a well written novel about deeply complex and flawed characters in this emotional and gripping story about families, deep racial injustice, sexuality, antisemitism, and the trauma of war and discrimination. The story told in multiple timelines and point of views reveal well......more