Eden’s Apple
By Pamela Blake
Prewar Bradford, England, 1937. A sinful act is perpetrated by a father against his daughter that will alter the lives of three future generations. Rose's troubled past haunts her forever. Lucy seduces a man of the cloth and has to bear its devastating consequences. Samuel escapes real life and journeys through his own hell to try and find what he has lost. Children are deprived of a normal upbringing. Secrets, when revealed, have a destructive power.
These are ordinary people whose lives go full circle in their voyage of self-discovery and who undergo a transformation resulting from an extraordinary existence. Each of them has to overcome his or her tragedy before the realization that great success, or the reaching of one's own goals, does not give the pleasure, happiness, or satisfaction expected. Ultimately, it is only in the real values of love, understanding, self-sacrifice, and forgiveness that the outcome has to be found.
These are ordinary people whose lives go full circle in their voyage of self-discovery and who undergo a transformation resulting from an extraordinary existence. Each of them has to overcome his or her tragedy before the realization that great success, or the reaching of one's own goals, does not give the pleasure, happiness, or satisfaction expected. Ultimately, it is only in the real values of love, understanding, self-sacrifice, and forgiveness that the outcome has to be found.
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MY REVIEW
While still a
young teen, Rose lost her innocence to her father, Mark, resulting in an
unwanted pregnancy. Not wanting the baby, her mother, Annie, and Mark adopted
it. But Annie blamed Rose for ruining her future and putting her in the
predicament of raising another child, and showed no love to baby Lucy.
Growing up,
Lucy was wild and always got what she wanted. When she set her sights on her
priest, Sam, nothing could stop her from tainting him. Together Sam and Lucy
produce two children. But having fallen deep into drug use, they eventually
realize they need help to overcome the addiction. So, they leave the children
with Mark and Annie, as Lucy’s mother Rose had done years ago. They overcome
the addiction, but lose each other along the way. Can they find the love they
felt for each other and put their family back together? Only time will tell.
I literally
could not put this book down. It had me riveted with each chapter I read. All
the pain and anger this family suffered, I was there with them. It took me
awhile to warm to Lucy though, with her self-centered personality. I felt like
these characters came alive with their actions creating life-long rippling
effects that could happen to anyone.
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**The above opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to review.
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