Secrets of Eden (43 page)

CHRIS BOHJALIAN
is the author of twelve novels, including the
New York Times
bestsellers
The Double Bind, Skeletons at the Feast
, and
Midwives
. His work has been translated into twenty-six languages. He lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter.

Visit him at
www.chrisbohjalian.com
.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2010 by Chris Bohjalian

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bohjalian, Christopher A.
Secrets of Eden: a novel / Chris Bohjalian.—1st ed.
1. Murder victims—Fiction. 2. Murder victims’ families—Fiction.
3. Clergy—Fiction. 4. Psychological fiction. 5. Domestic abuse. I. Title.
PS3552.O495S43 2010
813′. 54—dc22                         2009023946

eISBN: 978-0-307-58970-5

Title page and part title art courtesy of Kim Steele/Photodisc/Getty Images

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