Eden

What a fantastic hidden gem! Thanks for the rec, Sarah. Eden is a clear-eyed, engaging meditation on how the aftermath of trauma shapes the lives of two sisters who were kidnapped and held hostage for two days as teenagers. The story picks up twenty years after the event, and follows one of the sist......more

My profession as a psychiatric RN has led me to work that I value as necessary and significant—working with children and teens that have suffered childhood trauma. Andrea Kleine’s new novel focuses squarely on the adults that they become, and their family members, and how others perceive them. Does......more

2.5 stars Enjoyed the beginning, found it fast-paced and engaging. However, the middle part dragged a little bit and the ending was underwhelming.......more

This is a wondrous/sharp/cry-making novel with an urgent plot that made me race through it in a couple days. I loved the unadorned, frank style of it too, and its humor. I will be thinking about this story of being a sister, a queer woman & an artist for a long time <3......more

This was a really sharp novel about the aftermath of trauma told in a compelling first-person voice. When they were teenagers, Hope and her sister Eden were kidnapped by a man who held them captive for days. They escaped, and their lives went in different directions, but now years later their kidnapp......more