![]() ![]() Abra’s task is to kill the tree and prevent immortality as heavy as that burden is, she seldom wavers. ![]() What’s at stake is the fate of mankind: if any fruit from the Tree of Life were to be consumed, the breach would disrupt society. Shawn Smucker fuses New Orleans lore, Christian themes, and dystopian landscapes in a thorough exploration of love and its unintended results.įollowing The Day the Angels Fell-which details Samuel Chambers and Abra Miller’s search for the Tree of Life-this sequel alternates between an older Samuel’s brush with a stranger the stranger’s tale of Amos Jardine, whose struggle to save his daughter, Ruby, opens the door to The Edge of Over There Abra’s role in the fight between good and evil and Leo, Ruby’s brother, who hasn’t forgotten her in the years since her disappearance.Ībra’s mission unfolds through memories and a story-within-a-story that takes on mythic dimensions. The Edge of Over There is a mesmerizing, menacing fantasy. ![]()
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