Eveless Eden
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| Author | Marianne Wiggins |
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| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | October 11, 1995 |
| Pages | 337 |
Eveless Eden is a novel by American author Marianne Wiggins, published in 1995 by HarperCollins. The story follows two journalists who fall in love while covering a story in Africa.
Summary[edit]
The novel is set in 1986, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It follows a love triangle between a journalist, a photojournalist, and Romania's minister of trade.[1]
Reception[edit]
Eveless Eden received mostly positive reviews. The New York Times praised the novel, saying it was "a work of some genius".[2] The Irish Times said "a great many journalists would give their eye teeth, if they had any, to have written this novel".[3] Publishers Weekly reviewed that the book had "formidable intelligence and momentum."[4] But Kirkus Reviews wrote that the novel's themes were unconvincing.[1]
Awards[edit]
Eveless Eden was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 1996.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "EVELESS EDEN | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ Heller, Zoe. "What's the Scoop?". query.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Eveless Eden, by Marianne Wiggins (Flamingo, £5.99 in UK)". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Eveless Eden by Marianne Wiggins".
- ^ "Eveless Eden".