In her thoughtful debut, Eve, legal scholar Claire Horn examines the boundaries of motherhood through an unusual lens: artificial wombs . Expertly crafted and beautifully told , this is an intriguing tale of ancient power and mystery with female strength and solidarity at its core . The First Book of Adam and Eve tells the story of what happened to Adam and Eve after they left Eden.

The Book of Eve completely captured me with its intricately and delicately woven world , filled with strange and entrancing magic. This is a stand-alone novel, and if you are a fan of the dark academia subculture, particularly within the literature, as well as a fan of novels such as The Handmaid’s Tale, I would recommend that you give this one a read. There’s definitely some pretty dark (and harrowing moments) that make up Beatrice (and many of the the other sister’s) emotional journeys so I do suggest checking out the TWs beforehand.Eve erases any lingering misconception about the centrality of women, giving us a detailed look at women’s biology…. mysterious manuscripts, legendary queens and doomed empires), as well as more-or-less serious non-fiction (feat. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I genuinely loved the ease with which Beatrice disregards soo many ‘rules and regulations’ that didn’t suit her needs. Claire Horn takes us on a truly radical and urgent deep dive into the most challenging and pertinent questions of our age. But she longs for knowledge of the outside world - a world ruled by men in which women can play no part. The Vielmetter gallery in Los Angeles is currently hosting a solo exhibition of paintings by Celia Paul, artist and author of the New York Review Books memoirs Self-Portrait and Letters to Gwen John. 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.It's an education hidden in a tense, compelling, anger-driven narrative, Beatrice and Diana both knock-out characters.

Es triste ver este tipo de historias porque al tener un componente histórico, aún con toda la ficción de sus líneas, te lleva a pensar en todas aquellas mujeres de la época que vivieron situaciones similares. One of the women hands Beatrice a book, and Beatrice realises this is no ordinary book when men come looking for the women.

The Book of Eve by Meg Clothier is a well written feminist tale set in Italy during the Renaissance period and readers without any knowledge of the Voynich manuscript will enjoy this immensely. As such it should have appealed to me but I felt the author could not decide what approach to take: fantasy, historical, fictional biography .