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The Garden

In the

beginning

There was the Serpent, there for Eve's awakening, and for all the days since. Teacher, mentor, companion, friend, and more.

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There was God. The Creator. Quick to anger. Dangerous. Majestic.There was Adam: as God said, a joy to behold.

And there was Eve.

These four hold the future in their hands. And only Eve — or perhaps the Serpent, too — wonders what lies outside the Garden of Eden.

Audience
young adultadult
Length
long · 403 pages

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