Lilith at Francesco's Maitland

Please join the Ladies Book & Explorers while we (try again to) review "Lilith" at Maitland's freshest Italian scratch kitchen, Francesco's.

Originally scheduled for Friday, 9/13, we found the restaurant, Dominick's, closed upon arriving for our reservation. I've attempted to reach Dominick's every day since but there is no answer so still do not know if they're closed for good or if it is temporary.

This event has been pushed out to be the October's meeting due to some scheduling conflicts I have over the next couple of weeks and not wanting it to be too close to when we would normally have had our October meeting.

I hope to see you all at Francesco's!

"Lilith" Nikki Marmery
Before Eve, there was Lilith.

Lilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. Until Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him. She refuses—and is banished forever from Paradise.

Demonized and sidelined, Lilith watches in fury as God creates Eve, the woman who accepts her submission. But Lilith has a secret: she has already tasted the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Endowed with Wisdom, she knows why Asherah—God’s wife and equal, the Queen of Heaven—is missing. Lilith has a plan: she will rescue Eve, find Asherah, restore balance to the world, and regain her rightful place in Paradise.

Lilith’s quest for justice drives her throughout history, from the ziggurats of Ancient Sumer, to the court of Israel’s Queen Jezebel, and to the side of a radical preacher in Roman Judea. Noah’s wife, Norea, Jezebel and Mary Magdalene all play their part in Lilith’s enlightenment. In the modern age, as she observes the catastrophic consequences of a world built on inequality, Lilith finally understands what must be done to correct the wrong done to women—and all humankind—at the beginning of time.

Inspired by ancient myths and suppressed scriptures, Lilith is a thought-provoking and ambitious novel with an evocative literary voice and a triumphantly engaging heroine.