{"product_id":"adam-eve-paperback","title":"Adam \u0026 Eve - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSena Jeter Naslund\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This thriller is rich in brilliant discourses on religion, fanaticism, the meaning of ancient cave art, the speculative future, and love.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSena Jeter Naslund, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAhab's Wife, Four Spirits, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbundance\u003c\/em\u003e explores both the dark nature of fundamentalism and the brightness of true faith in her dazzling novel, \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve. \u003c\/em\u003eA provocative, eloquent, and deeply compelling story of a woman caught between two warring worlds--science and religion--\u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e raises timely questions about identity, innocence, and sin, and represents a new literary high-water mark for \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable author and Harper Lee Award-winner Naslund.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to Eden?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAhab's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFour Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAbundance\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an audacious and provocative novel that envisions a world where science and faith contend for the allegiance of a new Adam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer books have been hailed as exceptional (\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e); enchanting (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e); of great cultural and historical importance (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e); and original and affecting (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e). One of the most imaginative and inspired writers of our time, Sena Jeter Naslund masterfully uses her craft to lay bare the poignant complexity of humanity--the passion and despair, the ignorance and frailty, the genius and resilience that define us. From Victorian London to civil-rights-era Alabama, from nineteenth-century New England to revolutionary Paris, her novels offer profound insight and startling truths about human experience. Now, with \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e, she delivers her most ambitious and encompassing tale to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHours before his untimely--and highly suspicious--death, world-renowned astrophysicist Thom Bergmann shares his discovery of extraterrestrial life with his wife, Lucy. Feeling that the warring world is not ready to learn of--or accept--proof of life elsewhere in the universe, Thom entrusts Lucy with his computer flash drive, which holds the keys to his secret work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevastated by Thom's death, Lucy keeps the secret, but Thom's friend, anthropologist Pierre Saad, contacts Lucy with an unusual and dangerous request about another sensitive matter. Pierre needs Lucy to help him smuggle a newly discovered artifact out of Egypt: an ancient codex concerning the human authorship of the Book of Genesis. Offering a reinterpretation of the creation story, the document is sure to threaten the foundation of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions . . . and there are those who will stop at nothing to suppress it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidway through the daring journey, Lucy's small plane goes down on a slip of verdant land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. Burned in the crash landing, she is rescued by Adam, a delusional American soldier whose search for both spiritual and carnal knowledge has led to madness. Blessed with youth, beauty, and an unsettling innocence, Adam gently tends to Lucy's wounds, and in this quiet, solitary paradise, a bond between the unlikely pair grows. Ultimately, Lucy and Adam forsake their half-mythical Eden and make their way back toward civilization, where members of an ultraconservative religious cult are determined to deprive the world of the knowledge Lucy carries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the searing debate between evolutionists and creationists, \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e expands the definition of a sacred book, and suggests that true madness lies in wars and violence fueled by all religious literalism and intolerance. A thriller, a romance, an adventure, and an idyll, \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force by a master contemporary storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e--Louisville Courier Journal\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to Eden?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAhab's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFour Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAbundance\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an audacious and provocative novel that envisions a world where science and faith contend for the allegiance of a new Adam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer books have been hailed as \"exceptional\" (\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e); \"enchanting\" (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e); \"of great cultural and historical importance\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e); and \"original and affecting\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e). One of the most imaginative and inspired writers of our time, Sena Jeter Naslund masterfully uses her craft to lay bare the poignant complexity of humanity--the passion and despair, the ignorance and frailty, the genius and resilience that define us. From Victorian London to civil-rights-era Alabama, from nineteenth-century New England to revolutionary Paris, her novels offer profound insight and startling truths about human experience. Now, with \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e, she delivers her most ambitious and encompassing tale to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHours before his untimely--and highly suspicious--death, world-renowned astrophysicist Thom Bergmann shares his discovery of extraterrestrial life with his wife, Lucy. Feeling that the warring world is not ready to learn of--or accept--proof of life elsewhere in the universe, Thom entrusts Lucy with his computer flash drive, which holds the keys to his secret work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevastated by Thom's death, Lucy keeps the secret, but Thom's friend, anthropologist Pierre Saad, contacts Lucy with an unusual and dangerous request about another sensitive matter. Pierre needs Lucy to help him smuggle a newly discovered artifact out of Egypt: an ancient codex concerning the human authorship of the Book of Genesis. Offering a reinterpretation of the creation story, the document is sure to threaten the foundation of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions . . . and there are those who will stop at nothing to suppress it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidway through the daring journey, Lucy's small plane goes down on a slip of verdant land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. Burned in the crash landing, she is rescued by Adam, a delusional American soldier whose search for both spiritual and carnal knowledge has led to madness. Blessed with youth, beauty, and an unsettling innocence, Adam gently tends to Lucy's wounds, and in this quiet, solitary paradise, a bond between the unlikely pair grows. Ultimately, Lucy and Adam forsake their half-mythical Eden and make their way back toward civilization, where members of an ultraconservative religious cult are determined to deprive the world of the knowledge Lucy carries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the searing debate between evolutionists and creationists, \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e expands the definition of a \"sacred book,\" and suggests that true madness lies in wars and violence fueled by all religious literalism and intolerance. A thriller, a romance, an adventure, and an idyll, \u003cem\u003eAdam \u0026amp; Eve\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force by a master contemporary storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 564\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.36 x 8.97 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159925096511,"sku":"9780062002198","price":33.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/VAZRDqUoZU9780062002198.webp?v=1777002957","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/adam-eve-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}