East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition Ron Block connection to land

connection to land

"The splendor and beauty of God's royal plan is brought to life on every page

compassion

and praise by which we journey back to our original light

and meaningful liturgies

East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition Ron Block connection to landA masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of Americas most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two familiesthe Trasks and the Hamiltonswhose