East of Eden Condition:Good our lives seem out of

our lives seem out of control and overwhelming

unapologetic voice provides a measure of comfort and a message of perseverance that is at once realistic and indomitable

strict routines

The Professor may not remember what he had for breakfast

East of Eden Condition:Good our lives seem out ofSet 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 reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Adam Trask comes to California from the East to farm and raise his family on the new, rich land. The birth of his twins, Cal and Aron, brings his wife to the brink of madness, and Adam