About the Book: East of Eden
Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this title follows
the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose
generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous
rivalry of Cain and Abel.
There is only one book to a man. Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the
rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal
novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the
Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and
the poisonous rivalry of