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The edge of Eden

Title
The edge of Eden / Helen Benedict.
Author
Benedict, Helen
Publication
New York : Soho Press, c2009.

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Description
xx, 312 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • British > Seychelles > Fiction
  • Seychelles > Fiction
ISBN
  • 9781569476024 (hardcover)
  • 1569476020 (hardcover)
LCCN
  • 2009014772
  • 40017288994
OCLC
  • ocn318672316
  • 318672316
  • SCSB-5496994
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries