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Eden Jeanne Blasberg

Eden By Jeanne Blasberg

Eden by Jeanne Blasberg

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As her children and grandchildren assemble for Fourth of July weekend at Eden, the Meister family's grand summer cottage on the Rhode Island shore, Becca decides it's time to introduce the daughter she gave up for adoption fifty years ago.

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Eden: A Novel by Jeanne Blasberg

2017 Beverly Hills Book Award Winner in New Fiction 2017 Beverly Hills Book Award Winner in Women's Fiction 2018 IBPA Ben Franklin Finalist in Best New Voices: Fiction Becca Meister Fitzpatrick-wife, mother, grandmother, and pillar of the community-is the dutiful steward of her family's iconic summer tradition . . . until she discovers her recently deceased husband squandered their nest egg. As she struggles to accept that this is likely her last season in Long Harbor, Becca is inspired by her granddaughter's boldness in the face of impending single-motherhood, and summons the courage to reveal a secret she was forced to bury long ago: the existence of a daughter she gave up fifty years ago. The question now is how her other daughter, Rachel-with whom Becca has always had a strained relationship-will react. Eden is the account of the days leading up to the Fourth of July weekend, as Becca prepares to disclose her secret and her son and brothers conspire to put the estate on the market, interwoven with the century-old history of Becca's family-her parents' beginnings and ascent into affluence, and her mother's own secret struggles in the grand home her father named "Eden."

Eden Reviews

"The 2000 summer season in fictional Long Harbor, Rhode Island, becomes the setting for a family reunion and the revelation of a long-held secret, not to mention the airing of more than a few resentments, in this debut novel. An engrossing, character-driven family saga." -Kirkus "Eden is [a] poignant and powerful debut novel." -Reader Views "With familial drama so mesmerizing and gripping from the first page, it's hard to believe that this is only Blasberg's first literary blessing to the world." -Brit+Co " . . . [A] beautifully written masterpiece that takes you on a historical journey inside a tormented family's summer home to reveal painful secrets, utter heartbreak, and major family drama. An inspiring first novel." -Boston Herald "A stirring historical novel perfect for women's fiction fans." -Booklist "Eden is not just another farewell-to-the-summer-house novel, but instead a masterfully interwoven family saga with indelible characters, unforgettable stories, and true pathos. Most impressive, there's not an ounce of fat on this excellent book." -Anita Shreve, author of The Stars are Fire "Eden is a heartbreaking novel about the wounds that are passed down through generations. Blasberg's voice is strong and clear, and her characters are so real-with their ambitions and their weaknesses, their good intentions and their resentments-that no reader is likely to forget them." -Ivy Pochoda, author of Visitation Street "Jeanne Blasberg(1)s brilliant first novel conjures a family home so poignantly that I feel as if I(1)ve returned there every summer of my life. In Eden, Blasberg invites us into the fearsome echo chamber of a dysfunctional family, and shows us < in unsparing, crystalline prose how the members of such a family can begin to make their way into the light." -Louisa Hall, author of Speak and The Carriage House

About Jeanne Blasberg

Jeanne Blasberg is a voracious observer of human nature and has kept a journal since childhood. After graduating from Smith College, she surprised everyone who knew her by embarking on a career in finance, making stops on Wall Street, Macy's and Harvard Business School, where she wrote case studies and business articles. A firm believer that you are never too old to change course, Jeanne enrolled at Grub Street, one of the country's pre-eminent creative writing centers, where she turned her attention to memoir and later fiction. Eden is her debut novel. Jeanne and her husband split their time between Boston and Westerly, RI. When not writing, she can be found playing squash, skiing, or taking in the sunset over Little Narragansett Bay. For book group questions and to learn more, please visit www.jeanneblasberg.com.

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CIN1631521888G
9781631521881
1631521888
Eden: A Novel by Jeanne Blasberg
Jeanne Blasberg
Used - Good
Paperback
She Writes Press
2017-05-18
336
N/A
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