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Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II

Description: Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler An incredible true story of murder, romance, and a fateful search for utopia in the Galápagos–from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ghosts of Eden Park FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description At the height of the Great Depression, Los Angeles oil mogul George Allan Hancock and his crew of Smithsonian scientists came upon a gruesome scene: two bodies, mummified by the searing heat, on the shore of a remote Galápagos island. For the past four years Hancock and other American elites had traveled the South Seas to collect specimens for scientific research. On one trip to the Galápagos, Hancock was surprised to discover an equally exotic group of humans: European exiles who had fled political and economic unrest, hoping to create a utopian paradise. One was so devoted to a life of isolation that hed had his teeth extracted and replaced with a set of steel dentures.As Hancock and his fellow American explorers would witness, paradise had turned into chaos. The three sets of exiles–a Berlin doctor and his lover, a traumatized World War I veteran and his young family, and an Austrian baroness with two adoring paramours–were riven by conflict. Petty slights led to angry confrontations. The baroness, wielding a riding crop and pearl-handled revolver, staged physical fights between her two lovers and unabashedly seduced American tourists. The conclusion was deadly: with two exiles missing and two others dead, the survivors hurled accusations of murder.Using never-before-published archives, Abbott Kahler weaves a chilling, stranger-than-fiction tale worthy of Agatha Christie. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the march to World War II, with a mystery as alluring and curious as the Galápagos itself, Eden Undone explores the universal and timeless desire to seek utopia–and lays bare the human fallibility that, inevitably, renders such a quest doomed. Author Biography Abbott Kahler, formerly writing as Karen Abbott, is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City; American Rose; Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy; and The Ghosts of Eden Park. She is also the host of Remus: The Mad Bootleg King, a podcast about legendary Jazz Age bootlegger George Remus. A native of Philadelphia, she lives in New York City and in Greenport, New York. Review "In describing Abbott Kahlers wickedly gothic tale, one is tempted to reach for "In describing Abbott Kahlers wickedly gothic tale, one is tempted to reach for handy literary or cinematic references. Theres a dash of Conrad. A bit of Hitchcock. Notes of Melville, Darwin, and Robinson Crusoe—and certainly more than a whiff of Lord of the Flies. But really, Eden Undone is completely its own thing. Bizarre, mesmerizing, and compellingly tragic, Kahlers fine book confronts an essential truth about those who ditch civilization: Try as we might, humans cannot elude the tyranny of our own nature."—Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of The Wide Wide Sea"A wild ride through an extraordinary true story, Eden Undone is addictive and astonishing. It combines a forgotten piece of history with the urgency of a murder mystery in the most unlikely setting. It will captivate you."–Susan Orlean, New York Times bestselling author of The Library Book"Abbott Kahler is a master of nonfiction suspense, with a touch of the macabre. Eden Undone reads like a dark and twisted Gilligans Island – half wasteland and half paradise, haunted by utopian delusions, mysterious deaths, and madness."—Debby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age"One of my favourite writers has knocked it out of the park yet again. In Eden Undone, Abbott Kahler has created a book as fantastic as the true story she weaves. With taut prose and sublime storytelling, she crafts an atmospheric page-turner, ominous and thought-provoking, with the best last line Ive read in decades."—Kate Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The Radium Girls and The Woman They Could Not Silence Details ISBN0008729743 Author Abbott Kahler Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780008729745 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-10-02 Imprint HarperCollins Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9780008729721 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-10-02 Language English ISBN-10 0008729743 NZ Release Date 2024-10-02 AU Release Date 2024-10-02 Subtitle A True Story of Sex, Murder and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II Pages 352 Illustrations 20 b/w, plates (8pp) DEWEY 364.1523 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161588867;

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