Book review: Jim Crace’s Eden is a slice of storytelling heaven
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The latest book by Booker-nominated Jim Crace reworks the tale of Adam and Eve in the garden.
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Eden
By Jim Crace
Fiction/Picador/Paperback/360 pages/$28.54 with GST/5 stars
British writer Jim Crace’s Eden is an unexpected gift that arrives just in time for the Christmas season. The 76-year-old formally retired from writing in 2013 with his Man Booker-nominated book, Harvest, so this compact novel is a pleasant surprise for long-time fans.
