On a Mediterranean honeymoon, writer David Bourne begins to receive excellent notices for his second novel. He is eager to begin writing again. His wife encourages him, but resenting his writerly solitude, she involves them both in a strange, erotic triangle with another young woman.
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On a Mediterranean honeymoon, writer David Bourne begins to receive excellent notices for his second novel. He is eager to begin writing again. His wife encourages him, but resenting his writerly solitude, she involves them both in a strange, erotic triangle with another young woman.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.
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None. Fine in Near Fine jacket. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. A first edition of Hemingway's work of groundbreaking modern fiction, The Garden of Eden, pioneering concepts of gender role reversal. The first edition of the work, stated as such on the edition page. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, depicting Woman With a Basket by Juan Gris. The Garden of Eden was Hemingway's ninth novel and one of a number of his works to be published posthumously. The novel is a fascinating example of the exploration of androgynous characters and the reversal of gender roles. The publication history is also of significant interest, in that it was significantly cut by the publisher, something which has caused much debate among biographers and Hemingway scholars. In the original quarter cloth binding. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine.
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Very Good. B-format paperback. 272 p. Flamingo modern classics . On a Mediterranean honeymoon, writer David Bourne begins to receive excellent notices for his second novel. He is eager to begin writing again. His wife encourages him, but resenting his writerly solitude, she involves them both in a strange, erotic triangle with another young woman.
Reading Garden of Eden feels almost as if you are reading someone's personal diary. A truly exotic, seductive, and dangerous story of a man and his wife, who ultimately invite another woman into their life. The book takes you on a tour of Europe with the vivid descriptions of the towns in which they visit. Although it is fairly easy to foresee how the book will end, it is an exciting read from cover to cover nevertheless.
meganishta
May 24, 2007
three way romance
Well, what to say - of course this wasn't finished by Hemingway, of course it is only a part of much longer (intented, at least) work, but still it is beautiful. It captures a moment, in that unique Hemingway style, of a blissful threeway relationship before everything goes sour. It is a fairy tale, all in all, but if you experienced some of that fairy tale things in your own, maybe just for one moment, and if you romantic, and if you like coctails and dreams and european beaches than it is a perfect book for you :)
