Eve's Garden

<i>Eve's Garden</i> evokes a unique time in Israel's history when the 1982 incursion into Lebanon drew the country into a complex process of redefining itself. At this critical moment Diana Weiss an American of mixed Jewish-Christian heritage arrives to spend a year on a kibbutz. She experiences conflicting passions betrayal loyalty and love that reflect the nation's turmoil.</p><i>Orden's gift and what sets this book apart is her ability to draw the reader into the story through her rich characters. As I was reading I felt I was there-riding through the dunes on horseback eating Shabbat dinner in the communal dining room mourning the loss of a friend.</i> Eve's Garden <i>is an intense mesmerizing novel which I recommend to anyone seeking insight into life in Israel and understanding of the human heart.</i></p>-Rabbi Daniel Judson Author of <i>The Rituals and Practices of a Jewish Life</i> and <i>The Jewish Pregnancy Book</i>