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- Inspired by historical events, This Other Eden tells the story of Apple Island: an enclave off the coast of the United States where castaways – in flight from society and its judgment – have landed and built a home. In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey arrives on the island with his Irish wife, Patience, to make a life together there.
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This Other Eden Summary. In the late 18th century, the formerly enslaved Black man Benjamin Honey marries the white Irish woman Patience, and the two of them settle on an island off the coast of Maine. Life on the island is difficult, with little food, but through persistence, Benjamin manages to grow an orchard of apple trees on the island ...
Jan 1, 2023 · Drawing inspiration from the the true history of Malaga Island, Paul Harding's third novel, This Other Eden examines what happens when societal standards, driven by the rise of eugenics, phrenology, and social Darwinism, are forced on a rural post-Civil War integrated community.
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This Other Eden is a 2023 novel by American writer Paul Harding. Background. The novel presents a fictionalized version of Maine 's Malaga Island, dubbed "Apple Island" in the book. [1] .
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Jan 20, 2023 · In 1912, the 47 residents of Malaga Island were forcibly removed from their small, interracial community. Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Harding fictionalizes the story in a stunning new historical...
Jan 24, 2023 · In his latest novel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding reimagines the history of a small mixed-race community’s devastating eviction from their homes.
