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Eden Springs (2010)

by Laura Kasischke(Favorite Author)

3.17 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0814334644 (ISBN13: 9780814334645)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Wayne State University Press

review 1: This is a novella, so I felt like certain parts weren't as fleshed out as I'd have liked. Several of the characters were really interesting. My favorite was probably the teacher, who was so well-regarded and respected as a spinster school teacher that she was actually offended her landlord didn't leer at her. She basically said "screw it" and had sex with Benjamin in a field. I really wanted to know more about the girl who died, who apparently did nothing to draw the hatred of the others, except for catching Benjamin's eye.
review 2: A sumptuously written novella by Michigan author Laura Kasischke, Eden Springs gives the account of a religious cult formed 1903 in Benton Harbor, promising the ideal of eternal life in the body. The fervor of its leader, Benj... moreamin Purnell, was a siren-call to followers from all over the world to abandon their worldly goods and move to the compound by the shores of Lake Michigan. Purporting no death to the body for all who truly believed, the beliefs of the group were first seen as an insult to the conservative ideals of its West Michigan neighbors. In the years that followed, the devotees eventually won over outsiders with their quiet, friendly ways, as well as with their lovely musical entertainment, baseball team, and amusement park. However, this new heaven on earth, with its artfully planned brick buildings and women dressed in white strolling its streets, soon revealed an inner darkness resulting in scandal, madness, and untimely death. Reporters and investigators would flock to the gates that would soon close forever, but there are still some alive who remember what happened there… less

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