East of Eden: First Half

Let's get together and discuss the first half of John Steinbeck's East of Eden (parts one and two to be exact). This should be a great time– we'll get together at the Paris Baguette on Broadway between 96th and 97th.

"Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel."