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Language of Paradise

by Barbara Klein Moss
Language of Paradise

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ISBN13: 9780393057133
ISBN10: 0393057135
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Sophy Hedge, the artistic daughter of the town's minister, falls in love with Gideon Birdsall, a troubled theology student studying with her father. Sophy is drawn to his intellect, passion, and spiritual nature, while Gideon glimpses in her a free soul unbound by convention. Yet Gideon's restlessness after they wed worries her, and she finds his friendship with Leander Solloway, the charismatic new schoolmaster, a cause for anxiety. When Sophy becomes pregnant, Gideon and Leander construct a faux Eden in a greenhouse as part of a daring experiment to discover the language of paradise, the tongue Adam spoke when he named the creatures of the earth. Sophy must decide whether to live and paint in the world her husband has made or leave to save her child and herself. Addressing the timeless issues of faith, art, and love, Barbara Klein Moss has also captured the fragility of human longing.

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"Barbara Klein Moss inhabits the hearts and minds of her characters with such empathy that it's hard not to feel that she witnessed their complicated lives firsthand. I am full of admiration for the way in which brings to life the struggles of faith and family. An utterly absorbing novel." Publishers Weekly

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" quickly carves its own stunningly unique niche in the realm of historical fiction. The indelibly drawn characters think with their hearts, love with their minds as they navigate their faith and their passions. Moss's debut novel is unconventional in all the right ways." Margot Livesey, author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy

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"Compelling, powerful, lit by art and language, this novel of ideas embodies in the struggles of a passionate family a great intellectual and spiritual conflict. And what a family this is! Moss's brilliantly realized characters will stay with me for a long time." Kimberly Elkins, author of What Is Visible

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"Vibrant...engrossing." Publishers Weekly

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"Beautifully written...an ambitious debut." Samantha Nelson

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"Vibrant...engrossing." A.V. Club

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Sophy Hedge, the artistic daughter of the town's minister, falls in love with Gideon Birdsall, a driven theology student assisting her father with a Hebrew lexicon. Sophy is drawn to Gideon's intellect, passion, and spiritual nature, while Gideon glimpses in her a free soul unbound by convention. Yet Gideon's restlessness after they wed worries Sophy, and she finds his friendship with Leander Solloway, the charismatic new schoolmaster, a cause for anxiety. As the men immerse themselves in Gideon s mystical theories, Sophy translates her fears into secret paintings.

When Sophy becomes pregnant, Gideon and Leander construct a faux Eden in a greenhouse as part of a daring experiment to discover the language of paradise the tongue Adam spoke when he named the creatures of the earth. Sophy must decide whether to live and paint in the world her husband has made or escape to save her child and herself.

Addressing the timeless issues of faith, art, and the elusive dream of perfection, Barbara Klein Moss has captured the fragility of human longing.

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Set in nineteenth-century New England, this exquisite novel tests a woman's love against her husband's utopian quest.

About the Author

Barbara Klein Moss is the author of the story collection Little Edens. Her fiction has appeared in a number of journals including the Missouri Review and the Georgia Review, and in Best American Short Stories. She has received fellowships from MacDowell, Bread Loaf, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland.

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ISBN:
9780393057133
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Publication date:
04/06/2015
Publisher:
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Pages:
416
Height:
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Width:
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Thickness:
1.25
Author:
Barbara Klein Moss
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