And we think it might be the best novel we've ever read!' -Oprah Winfrey, 'A novel planned on the grandest possible scale.One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy, talent, seriousness, and passion of which he was capable.It is an entirely interesting and impressive book.' - The New York Herald Tribune 'A fantasia and myth.a strange and original work of art.' - The New York Times Book Review 'A moving, crying pageant with wilderness strengths.' -Carl Sandburg 'When the book club ended a year ago, I said I would bring it back when I found the book that was movingâ€¦and this is a great one. I read it for myself for the first time and then I had some friends read it. 'A novel planned on the grandest possible scale.One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy, talent, seriousness, and passion of which he was capable.It is an entirely interesting and impressive book.' - The New York Herald Tribune 'A fantasia and myth.a strange and original work of art.' - The New York Times Book Review 'A moving, crying pageant with wilderness strengths.' -Carl Sandburg 'When the book club ended a year ago, I said I would bring it back when I found the book that was moving.and this is a great one.

East of Eden The masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years, East of Eden is a sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

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