Eden A Novel [Paperback]

From a lead writer of the originalIn TreatmentTV series comes an accomplished, acutely observed novel (Publishers Weekly).

Eden is not the paradise it appears to be. It is a stifling rural Israeli community in which upscale urban escapees Alona and Mark try to salvage their relationship under the resentful scrutiny of Roni, Mark's adolescent daughter, who feels empowered by her sexual adventures with older men. The neighbors, Dafna and Eli, are in crisis, too, their marriage rent by the torment of infertility. Set against a backdrop of Middle East fears, family entanglements, disappearing countryside, and disappointed expectations, Yael Hedaya'sEdenbrilliantly renders the strains of unrest in what, on the surface, seems an idyllic place.

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About the Book
Eden is not the paradise it appears to be. It is a stifling rural Israeli community in which upscale urban escapees Alona and Mark try to salvage their relationship under the resentful scrutiny of Roni, Mark's adolescent daughter, who feels empowered by her sexual adventures with older men. The neighbors, Dafna and Eli, are in crisis, too, their marriage rent by the torment of infertility. Set against a backdrop of Middle East fears, family entanglements, disappearing countryside, and disappointed expectations, Yael Hedaya'sEdenbrilliantly renders the strains of unrest in what, on the surface, seems an idyllic place.

About the Author
Yael Hedayais the head writer for In Treatment, the acclaimed Israeli TV series adapted for HBO. The author of Housebroken and Accidl3¿