The Edge of Eden

The Edge of Eden

Benedict, Helen

Editorial Soho Press
Fecha de edición noviembre 2010

Idioma inglés

EAN 9781569478585
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Resumen del libro

"Not since "Lord of the Flies" has a novelist written with such perceptiveness about the potential for harm that lurks within the innocence of childhood."--Paula Sharp, author of "Crows over a Wheatfield"
"A wonderful novel and a true page-turner, a vivid story."--Joan Silber, author of "The Size of the World"
"Reminiscent of Evelyn Waugh in its biting satire and Somerset Maugham. . . . A book that both moved and surprised me until the very last word."--Mary Morris, author of "Revenge"
In 1960, when her husband, Rupert, a British diplomat, is posted to the remote Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean, Penelope is less than thrilled. But she never imagined the danger that awaited her family there. Her sun-kissed children run barefoot on the beach and become enraptured by the ancient magic, or "grigri," in the tropical colonial outpost. Rupert, meanwhile, falls under the spell of a local beauty who won't stop until she gets what she wants.
Desperate to save her marriage, Penelope turns to black magic, exposing her family to the island's sinister underbelly. Ultimately, Penny and her family suffer unimaginable casualties, rendering their lives profoundly and forever changed. Helen Benedict's acerbic wit and lush descriptions serve up a page-turner brimming with jealousy, sex, and witchcraft in a darkly exotic Eden.
Helen Benedict, a Columbia University professor, has written four previous novels, five nonfiction books, and a play. Her novels have received citations for best book of the year from the "Los Angeles Times" and the Chicago and New York public libraries.

"From the Hardcover edition."





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