In this novel, an ex-boyfriend's seeking of solace in the church disgusts Abra Bacon, who learns from the (*) Chinese housekeeper Lee about timshel, or choice of one's own moral destiny.
One character in this novel smiles in such a way that her son secretly sends her gifts to make her smile for him. Another character wires his brother $100 and asks for a security question pertaining to a gift he once gave. A woman informs a sheriff about her broken jaw, which she received after being severely beaten by Mr. Edwards. That character sleeps with a man after drugging that man's brother, whom she had recently married. In this novel, an ex-boyfriend's seeking of solace in the church disgusts Abra Bacon, who learns from the (*) Chinese housekeeper Lee about timshel, or choice of one's own moral destiny. Nine children are born to Liza, the wife of the narrator, who befriends the son of Cyrus and father of Caleb and Aron. Narrated by Samuel Hamilton and set in the Salinas Valley, for 10 points, name this novel about Adam Trask, written by John Steinbeck.
One character in this novel smiles in such a way that her son secretly sends her gifts to make her smile for him.
{East} of {Eden}