East of Eden by John Steinbeck

East of Eden by John SteinbeckCalifornia's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel. East of Eden was considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, and its epic scope and memorable characters,

Revised and updated with a new chapter In this frank

because we don't like to talk about it

A decade ago

'Nor will I for a minute'

' The Irish Times

It really is our final warning

Based on almost 100 brand-new interviews

These poems find themselves asking such questions in hospitals

and suffer the more

Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book AwardWinner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book Awards

Shirley Jackson's masterpiece: the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat

power and violence collide