East of Eden a Civil War

a Civil War

Betrayed by Her Own Innocence

English (A)

Deedes' Inimitable Eye Was Cast Over the World Caught in Economic Depression and Inching Closer to Another Devastating War

After an Intervention by Her Three Best Friends Forces Her Out of a Break-Up Induced Personal Hiatus (Read Depression)

East of Eden a Civil WarSet in the Rich Farmland of California's Salinas Valley, This Sprawling and Often Brutal Novel Follows the Intertwined Destinies of Two Families the Trasks and the Hamiltons Whose Generations Helplessly Reenact the Fall of Adam and Eve and the Poisonous Rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck Created Some of His Most Memorable Characters and Explored His Most Enduring Themes the Mystery of Identity; the Inexplicability of Love; and the Murderous