This Other Eden a researcher makes an important

a researcher makes an important discovery

and ferries out to the beach

"A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water

and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside

Spare and penetrating

This Other Eden a researcher makes an importantIn 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys' descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated, and often hungry, but nevertheless protected from the hostility awaiting them on the mainland. During the tumultuous summer of 1912, Matthew Diamond, a retired, idealistic but prejudiced schoolteacher turned