About the Book
Lucifer Eve and Adam is a sweet, delightful, love-story romp through the Garden of Eden. Inspired by the incredible Mark Twain's Eve's Diary, this "absolutely true" and "completely honest" fantasy of Creation transforms the dark and distorted myth of the subordination of women and the shame of original sin into a brand new narrative that reflects the joy of life, the strength of equality and togetherness, and the power emanating from the very first story of love.
When the actual existence of the human race is threatened by Eve and Adam's refusal to mate, The Creator orders her #1 angel-in-training, Lucifer, to earth to solve the problem. But with the clock running out on Eve's fertility and Lucifer's own profound fear of intimacy impeding any progress whatsoever, it's going to take more than a miracle for the inept, bumbling angel to bring the apparently incompatible and far-too-human Eve and Adam together.
Like many actual stories of love in the real world, this new fiction of the world's oldest romance is a true comedy of errors wrapped around a strong theme of free will. Providing a fresh perspective on what it means to be human, it leads to the ironic, yet heartwarming conclusion that it's our imperfections that make us perfect.
About the Author :
Finding their own true love story later in life than most couples, authors Peter Wilkes and Catherine Dickey Wilson's personal mantra, "what if?" has led them on some incredible journeys. Several have been serious, others fantastical and fun but, when the two of them manage to find their way together, they always end up in a better place than they were before. Also authors of the critically acclaimed non-fiction, "A Woman Called God: a Picture Book for Grown-ups" and former lecturers in "Creating Great Stories" at the University of North Carolina, they invite you to join them on their journey. Finding their own true love story later in life than most couples, authors Peter Wilkes and Catherine Dickey Wilson's personal mantra, "what if?" has led them on some incredible journeys. Several have been serious, others fantastical and fun but, when the two of them manage to find their way together, they always end up in a better place than they were before. Also authors of the critically acclaimed non-fiction, "A Woman Called God: a Picture Book for Grown-ups" and former lecturers in "Creating Great Stories" at the University of North Carolina, they invite you to join them on their journey.
Review :
..". This love story is, in fact, a fun comedy wrapped around a strong theme of free will... [Lucifer Eve and Adam] gives the audience a fresh perspective on what it means to be human...and shows us that our imperfections are ironically what make us perfect.... Lucifer isn't the cartoon devil that wants to stomp all over God's work or take control of the universe. This is a guy who understands the responsibility humans will have to face and wants to spare them from that hardship. That hardship is what makes The Creator such an interesting contradiction. She wants humanity flawed... [for] only from a position of weakness do people have a chance to overcome and rise above their darker natures..." Hollywood Reader "Especially with the uneasiness caused by the recent presidential election, this book was a gift to read. Lucifer, Eve and Adam is a thought-provoking new take on the story of Creation, and in this case, the world's first sweet love story that celebrates equality. Feminists will eat this up to the core: ) I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review." Marissa DeCuir, Nashville, TN. "I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I have a busy schedule and also am in book clubs, so I am careful about accepting such offers. But I am grateful that I accepted this one. I laughed aloud and raucously MANY times as I read, and I have many friends to whom I will gift copies. This is sharp satire of the very best kind. The tensions b/w Adam and Eve offer a more palatable "Men are from Mars/Women are from Venus" brand of wisdom. The story examines internalized sexism, overt sexism, reverse sexism, the whole gamut. But it also does so in a way that forces the reader to better understand the dynamics and messaging with which both males and females grapple. It shows us how gender issues and behavioral differences are "created." But there are many other wisdoms in this story that transcend gender relations. I recommend this book to analytical thinkers, gender studies instructors and students, male/female couples, and to anyone who has a sense of humor and an interest in introspection." Molly Matlock, Performing Arts Manager, North Carolina Museum of Art. "Wilkes and Wilson's book "Lucifer, Eve, and Adam" answers the question that's really behind the battle of the sexes in new and surprising ways. In re-interpreting (honestly telling) the story of Adam and Eve in their earliest days in the Garden of Eden, when the two were brand new and wondering about each other, their story is told. Like many potential new relationships, and even more for these first two humans, the two have an attraction but also a repulsion to the other. God/dess knows that in order for the human race to continue, something must be done to get them together and insists that Lucifer complete his job. It's through the reluctant help of the bumbling but big-hearted angel Lucifer, who thought he was done when he helped to create them, all three learn the lessons of love -- in it's many forms. The pathway to get this accomplished is frustrating, comedic, and heart warming. There are science and ecology lessons from water, animals, and the power of naming. This is a tale for adults with an interesting cast, such as a rock named Horton, a cantaloupe and a cucumber, and of course the apple. Although I received a free copy of this book for an honest review, I would buy this book and give them to my friends. What lively discussions we will have!" L. Mariah Wheeler, Owner, The Joyful Jewel.
