Eveless Eden Explained

Eveless Eden is a novel by American author Marianne Wiggins, published in 1995 by HarperCollins. The story follows two journalists who fall in love while covering a story in Africa.

Summary

The novel is set in 1986, following the fall of the Berlin Wall. It follows a love triangle between a journalist, a photojournalist, and Romania's minister of trade.^[1]

Reception

Eveless Eden received mostly positive reviews. The New York Times praised the novel, saying it was "a work of some genius".^[2] The Irish Times said "a great many journalists would give their eye teeth, if they had any, to have written this novel".^[3] Publishers Weekly reviewed that the book had "formidable intelligence and momentum."^[4] But Kirkus Reviews wrote that the novel's themes were unconvincing.^[1]

Awards

Eveless Eden was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 1996.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EVELESS EDEN | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
2. Web site: What's the Scoop?. Zoe. Heller. query.nytimes.com.
3. News: Eveless Eden, by Marianne Wiggins (Flamingo, £5.99 in UK). The Irish Times.
4. Web site: Eveless Eden by Marianne Wiggins .
5. Web site: Eveless Eden.