- Publisher: Blind Hog Press
- Edition: First Edition
- Available in: Kindle, iBooks, PDF
- Published: August 21, 2018
Daughters of Eve: A Long Way from Eden
by A.J.S. Harper
Daughters of Eve is a collection of seven on-the-edge stories that explore turning points in the lives of women who, like Eve, confront serpents, make decisions, and live with the consequences. You can join Bonita, whose tenuous grasp on reality propels her across the Ohio River toward a fantasy. Or grieve with Teshale, whose nihilism after existential disaster isolates her from humanity. Or meet them all–Vanessa, Janet, Maya, Jamie, Madalyn. Smile or laugh, wince or cry with seven daughters of Eve who are kin to us all.
- Bonita’s Reunion: “…[the] car was long and sleek and shiny black, with front and back black-tinted windows as opaque as its doors and fenders. It looked like old money…and old memories…”
- Vanessa’s Promise: “…Daddy always said, “Buy cheap, replace often.” For him, that was not a warning; it was a way of life…”
- Madalyn’s Vocation: “…she suppressed an unexpected twinge of guilt with the thought, “You freakin’ fanatics could all afford to miss a few meals. This will be like takin’ candy from oversized babies…”
- Jamie’s Family Ties: “…the phone shrilled into the silent humidity of the porch. Mother and daughter jumped, stared at the phone as though it were a scorpion poised to strike…”
- Maya’s Perfect Evening: “…I sit there in the loose gravel and look up at the love of my life. The voice in my head pipes up again…”
- Janet’s BFF: “…elephants will waltz with penguins on Fountain Square before I allow anybody to mortgage my son’s future…”
- Teshale’s Transition: “…I am now Nobody. Wife and mother to nobody, sister to nobody, daughter to nobody…”