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Sleeping In Eden (2013)

by Nicole Baart(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1439197369 (ISBN13: 9781439197363)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Howard Books

review 1: Sleeping in Eden is a haunting beautifully written novel told in alternate chapters and characters of two seemingly unrelated stories. Although the reader knows at some point they will have to intersect, part of the intensity that keeps you turning the pages is the need to try to decipher the link between the two. While it is indeed a murder mystery, at the heart of the book is a story of yearning, the loss of innocence, the repercussions of secrets and the intricacies of human emotion. There are aspects of Sleeping in Eden that could be said to be perhaps a bit long winded, predictable or unresolved, but in the end it’s a book that still haunts me. I agree with another reviewer that perhaps I should have seen certain things coming, but didn’t and when I did, it stopp... moreed me cold. I read that it took ten years for Nicole Baart to get this book published and I’m glad she persevered. She has a gift with words that is truly poetic and like a painter with a brush evokes images and emotions that are really beautiful. There were certain characters or perhaps one particular character I was drawn to and became etched in my heart leaving me often in tears and pondering this novel long after the last page. 3 ½ Stars
review 2: Beautiful, lyrical writing combined with a suspenseful plot that kept me turning pages late into the night. What ended up taking me by surprise was the character development: these are rich, complex people, who ended up feeling very real and stayed with me after I was finished. While I wasn't 100% hooked immediately, this is a story that's worth sticking with: there are layers upon layers, and every character got more interesting as the book went on. Overall, a great read by a very talented writer. less

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