When I read the book "To my beloved Eve..." what I expected was a short story, similar to the Bible story. What I discovered however, were very easy to read, heart-warming pieces that made you smile, cry, and most of all think.

I totally enjoyed the book. It was touching and a wonderful read. I immediately went to my Bible and read chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis. I've read them many times before but this time I read it with a different pair of eyes. There is so much in those chapters I hadn't really noticed before!
I know you are targeting women and they will buy it. I think we do need to get this into the man's hand - why? Because Adam views Eve like every woman would like to be seen by her man. Priceless and like a precious jewel. Despite all the pain and strife in the relationship, love prevails and the depth of the relationship continues to grow to the very end. It gives hope.
Adam's relationship with God is also one that both men and woman can relate to. I appreciate the way you make Adam work through all his issues with God. He doesn't get away with anything.

Carrie W.

 

It was wonderful.

Toni Kerr

    

I loved it! It actually made me cry (the part when Eve saw Abel dead, and cried to Adam for help, but he could do nothing).
I love the fact that you emphasized the importance and beauty of a woman. What I learnt was the devil hates it every time a woman gives birth because he doesn't know if this is the child, sent by God, to crush him. That's CRAZY!

Sarah, 19

 

Francis Testa brings creation home with his first-hand account of Adam's journey. He has created a wonderfully rich and intimate picture of the first Man and Woman to walk the earth.
The discovery of love, nature, hope and despair are all captured with meaningful and sometimes crushing innocence through the eyes of Adam as he views the world and his beloved wife, Eve.
Every letter brings a new discovery about earth and air, dirt and the divine. You can feel Adam's deep love and awe at the first glimpse of his newly created 'life partner' - his crushed soul at the loss of Abel - and his deep remorse about the cost of his own fall from grace.
Testa's words put you in Adam's mind - his eyes become your windows to the beauty and majesty of a fresh earth - paradise indeed! I laughed at Adam's account of his rib being taken, and I cried when Satan was able to put the first tone of anger between the new lovers.
It was a real treat to be taken back in time and shown creation from a fresh angle - a human angle, to understand what it was like to be there as the earth started it's journey - when organic is all that was.
Testa's liberal use of time will tweak those who like all their creative ducks in a perfectly formed row, but his grasp of love in the midst of walking with God could not be more profound.
 I was in the garden as I read this book - I walked with Adam - discovered Eve and ultimately was reminded of my own humanity as the guardian barred entrance to Eden.
Testa let's us see ourselves in the first man and first woman, and if we are smart we will see what can await us if we strive to walk with God again through the garden of paradise.

Reg Parks, VP

 

 

 

I liked the book. I was not expecting the light, humorous touch woven throughout and think it adds much. My connection got stronger to the material as the letters progressed, but this was more about my personal preference for the heavier themed letters that sought to wrestle with deeper meaning. The writing is strong throughout!

Aaron C.

 

I couldn't put this book down after reading the first few pages. (The author) was able to capture the feelings of both Adam and Eve on a more intimate level than I have read before. He transformed an age old story into a human, sensitive, thought provoking work of art.
It enticed me to think a little more deeply about human nature and the circumstances in which it may have originated.

C. Loria