Product Description

In this second novel in the trilogy, set among the lush and decaying sugar plantations of Jamaica, Sophie returns from England to face not just the savage prejudices of colonial society, but also the ghosts of her own past.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #748547 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-23
• Released on: 2005-08-23
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.75" h x .87" w x 5.00" l, .16 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 579 pages

From AudioFile
This is the second in a trilogy about the women who inhabit Eden, an exquisite Jamaican plantation. Young misfit Sophie returns to Jamaica from England in 1903 to find Eden, her family's estate, near ruin. Furthermore, her heart is inextricably drawn to Ben, her childhood love who is below her in station. Few surprises await in this romantic period piece except for the fine narration by Anna Bentinck. She reads with considerable skill, making the most out of the drama and investing the characters with dimension. More significantly, she contributes a sincerity so palpably intense as to elevate the story she tells with a significance the raw text does not possess. Y.R. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Review
" 'Epic...fully immerses the reader' Good Housekeeping. 'A richly atmospheric book full of menacing secrets and betrayal' Sunday Mirror. 'A powerful and richly atmospheric novel, with strong characters and a glorious setting' Family Circle."

About the Author
Michelle Paver was born in Malawl; her father was South African and her mother is Belgian. They moved to England when she was small and she was brought up in Wimbledon, where she still lives. After gaining a first in biochemistry at Oxford she became a lawyer and was until recently a partner of a large City law firm, specialising in patent litigation. She has now given