![]() The Hamiltons are a warm-hearted Irish family with nine children. The two families we encounter are the Trasks and the Hamiltons.įirst, the Hamiltons. It tells the story of early family patriarchs, and their powerful decisions which yield long lasting fruit, either bitter or sweet, extending well beyond their own lifetimes as their children ultimately ‘bear their iniquities’. It is an intricate book of folklore -a new Book of Genesis that runs parallel to the story of Cain and Abel. When reading the book, the reader is taken on an extended journey through time and place, from ancient Israel, and Old-World Europe, to America and the American Civil War, all echoed through the dusty hills of the Salinas Valley. ![]() Not simply in terms of form, as the book is some 600 pages long, but also in terms of content. John Steinbeck’s East of Eden is a heavy book. ![]()
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