Book Review of The Gates of Eden by Nadene LeCheminant
The Gates of Eden by Nadene LeCheminant (Not so much a Review as an Homage to pioneering women and this exceptional story). I love being a bookblogger, it brings wonderful novels into my life that otherwise I’d probably never even come across, let alone read. One such book is the absolutely amazing, The Gates of Eden, a book based on true events and inspired by the Authors own family history. A book I devoured. I lost myself in the pages, the non-existent word “unputdownable” is the only way to describe this awesome book. What really made this special for me is the ease with which the author creates a credible world which is so easy to slide into and so utterly believable. I make no secret of the fact that my VERY favourite books are about the everyday lives of pioneering women in the past. I am in awe of women who in times when women were totally oppressed by men, did everything they were able to do to make the best of their lot, often taking on the most utterly daunting tasks, ...