![]() ![]() The story is then propelled into Adam and Eve's relationship with each other, which takes a rough turn after their banishment from the garden and with the hostility of the land and the wildlife they have now been thrust into. What was once a beautiful garden now becomes a wild place that teems with violence and brutality, chasing Adam and Eve out of the paradise that God created specifically for them. Eve and Adam partake in the fruit that the serpent - beautifully illustrated as an intelligent and sly creature - gives them and fall into death. I knew that they were going to rebel against God's direct orders and that the fellowship with God was going to be broken. It broke my heart while I was reading these parts because I knew what was coming next in the story. Nothing but love and fellowship with each other and the One. The world at this time is truly one of bliss. ![]() Adam and Eve are able to communicate with each other, with the wildlife, and with God without speaking, the thoughts of all understood clearly, without deception or misunderstanding. I'm not sure how challenging it must have been for Tosca to write from this angle, but she most definitely did an excellent job and it is this simple fact alone that marks her as a truly talented writer.Įve runs through the garden in fellowship with the One, falls in love with the creation that came before her, Adam, and lives in wonder at the very world that God created for the two of them. Written in first person, the novel does a beautiful job of portraying Eve as she is birthed into existence. The story begins with Eve being created from Adam. Havah is a beautiful novel written about God's love, His desire for a relationship with His Creation, and the agony of our relationship with Him being broken because of our own disobedience. Not the clique kind of romantic, but the awe-inspiring, fearful romance between a creation and its creator. If that sounds a bit romantic, it's because I meant it to. To start off, I think I'll sum things up easily by stating this: Havah took my breath away. ![]()
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