The book has a startling, mysterious beginning which got me totally hooked, but as I moved through the novel I found it increasingly difficult to remember who was who and wanted to flick back to be clear about earlier events. A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian development that begins in the Jurassic Era, Eve recasts the traditional story of evolutionary biology by placing women at its center….

Luego, hay una barbaridad de personajes que apenas se nos presentan y hay momentos que yo sentía un batiburrillo de gente haciendo cosas y hablando sin tener ni idea de quién era quién. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. This was because previously they were filled with the grace of a Bright Nature, and their hearts were not turned towards earthly things.God knew that after the man had left the garden due to his sin, that men would be born in the earth, and that righteous ones among them would die. Beatrice lives a disciplined and virtuous life as the Sister Librarian of her idyllic convent; her days are filled with prayer and exquisite books – until two dying women speaking in a foreign tongue arrive at the doorstep of the convent, bringing with them an invaluable book that will change everything.

Y, por si esto no fuera poco, duele pensar que las mujeres a día de hoy seguimos teniendo que sufrir este tipo de ataques; ver cómo la fe de algunos les otorga el derecho de decidir por nosotras o creer que tienen la potestad de 'arreglarnos' e, incluso, de tomar nuestras decisiones. Lo dicho, que ojalá me hubiera gustado porque siempre es interesante leer historias con enfoques feministas, que colocan el centro en la vida de mujeres, pero como novela se me quedó a medias. Previously they had been in the garden land, which was beautifully planted with all kinds of trees, but now they now saw themselves in a foreign land which they did not know, and had never seen before. mysterious manuscripts, legendary queens and doomed empires), as well as more-or-less serious non-fiction (feat. I can fully appreciate the quality of the prose which flows nicely and is very easy to read whilst at the same time being expressive and poetic in places.The books are thought to have their source in the fifth or sixth century CE, but they show evidence of extensive and much later Christian additions from after the time of Middle Ages. In her thoughtful debut, Eve, legal scholar Claire Horn examines the boundaries of motherhood through an unusual lens: artificial wombs . A distinct personality with strong principles, she was not always the easiest to take to but I respected her as a character and found her interesting with her depth and flaws. As the women of the convent stand together against the oppressive men within their faith and demand autonomy, they discover their own internal strength and refuse to be subdued and shamed anymore. Tense and claustrophobic, with a creeping sense of dread that builds throughout the story, The Book of Eve is a beautifully written, utterly enthralling read.

The Book of Eve draws you into its rich, unsettling world from the first page and refuses to let go until the very end. It was easy to become immersed in this small convent and to follow the women in their daily routines, feeling like you were a part of it. Her writing ripples with references from literature, film studies, biochemistry, cognitive science and anthropology…. A Romanian immigrant (Daniel Lavoie) uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's (Claire Bloom) heart.But when our ancestors Adam and Eve left the garden, they trod the ground under their feet, and did not knowing where they were going. En un lugar que no nos dice, pero intuimos Italia, en un tiempo que no se define, pero claramente es algún momento entre los siglos XV-XVII, Beatrice es la bibliotecaria de un convento de monjas de clausura. Based upon the mysterious Voynich Manuscript (which has both fascinated and baffled scholars for centuries) Meg Clothier has woven a dark and gorgeously atmospheric, feminist tale of that I didn’t want to put down!

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A unique plot with a strong protagonist, this fascinating piece of historical fiction is one that I think should not be missed. God took great pleasure in creating that sea, because he knew what would happen to the man he would make.