Fallen (Signed First Edition)

David Maine

ISBN 10: 0312328494 / ISBN 13: 9780312328498

Published by St. Martin's Press (New York), 2005

About this Item

First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW! SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. He has signed his name only, without inscription. A pristine unread copy, in dust jacket. Very fine/very fine in all respects. Difficult signature to get, as the author lives overseas. Received a rave review from Janet Maslin in NY Times on Sept. 8, 2005. His second novel.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fallen (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (New York)
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312328494
• ISBN 13: 9780312328498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

From the internationally acclaimed author of The Preservationist comes a provocative retelling of the story of Eve and Adam, Abel and Cain---a novel of temptation and murder, of exile and loss.
 
Once expelled from the Garden, Eve and Adam have to find their way past recriminations and bitterness to construct a new life together in a harsh land. But the challenges are many for the world's first family. Among their children are Cain and Abel, and soon the adults must discover how to be parents to one son who is everything they could hope for and another who is sullen, difficult, and rife with insecurities and jealousies. In the background, always, is the incomprehensibility of God's motives as He watches over their faltering attempts to build a life. In Fallen, David Maine has drawn a convincing, wryly observant, and enthralling portrait of a family---one driven (and riven) by passions, jealousies, irrationality, and love. The result is an intimate, in-depth story of brothers, a husband, and a wife---people whose struggles are both completely familiar and yet utterly original.

About the Author

David Maine was born in 1963 and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut. He attended Oberlin College and the University of Arizona and has worked in the mental-health systems of Massachusetts and Arizona. He has taught English in Morocco and Pakistan, and since 1998 has lived in Lahore, Pakistan, with his wife, novelist Uzma Aslam Khan.