{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"82616","title":"ASU Book Group: \u2018Eve\u2019 by B.K. 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O\u0027Connor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an ASU graduate (MA English \u201923).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe book group is open to all in the ASU community and meets monthly from noon to 1 p.m. in Hayden Library on the ASU Tempe campus as well as online. Please \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asu.libcal.com\/calendar\/librarycommunications\/asubookgroupeve\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHaven\u0027t read the book? Come anyway! Authors are always present.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESynopsis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EExiled to a desolate and harsh New Earth, in this \u201cParadise Lost\u201d retelling, Eve faces relentless toil, pain, and the resentment of Adam, who blames her for shattering their Paradise. But even in this barren world, Eve\u2019s curiosity only grows. When Eve and Adam discover a thriving civilization in the fertile valleys of Mesopotamia, Adam is able to find peace, while Eve fights an irresistible pull further.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ECan Eve find contentment with the vestiges of Eden that remain? 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