Book Description
“You want me to tell of how I broke the world.”
It’s the year 641 since the beginning of everything, and when Eve passes away, she leaves Adam the only man on earth who remembers everything since they walked in Eden.
When Enoch, God’s newly appointed prophet, decides to collect the stories of the faithful from previous generations, he finds Adam in desperate need to confess the dark secrets he’s held onto for too long.
Beside a slowly burning bonfire in the dead of night, Adam tells his story in searing detail. From the beginning of life, to how he broke the world, shattered Eve’s heart, and watched his family crumble.
Will Enoch uncover what led so many of Adam’s children away from God? And will Adam find the redemption and forgiveness he longs for?
My Review
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Eden is in a class by itself. It’s biblical fiction with an emotional depth that laid my heart bare. Not only does Brennan McPherson vividly describe the first days of human awakening; he also masterfully unmasks sin’s effects through the broken relationship of Adam and Eve.
Perhaps the most startling and long-lasting impression of this book for me was the utter transparency of Adam’s emotions. As I read his reactions, his thoughts, his hopes, and the burdens he carried, I felt as if I was looking into the psyche of the whole male gender.
Adam’s observations (aka McPherson’s) about Eve were also insightful—especially the realization that he might never fully understand his wife. The emotional struggle between them underscored the spiritual chasm that grew ever wider and was passed on to their children. The flow of the story sometimes felt heavy and hopeless, but it led us seamlessly to the inevitable fatal blow to this family—brother against brother.
McPherson has written a brilliant preparation for the second book in this series. For those like me who read Book #2, Cain, when it first released in 2016, you may be interested to know McPherson has updated Cain to reflect the same poetic style reflected in Eden. Descriptions that make you sit back and ponder before reading further. Ancient characters that reflect our joys, flaws, and needs today. Brennan McPherson has just become one of my must-read biblical fiction authors!
