Masterful . . . has much to say to our times GuardianBegs to be read SpectatorA luminous thoughtprovoking novel Esi Edugyan author of Washington BlackIn 1792 formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife Patience discover an island where they can make a life together. More than a century later the Honeys descendants remain with an eccentric diverse band of neighbours. But during one tumultuous summer at the dawn of the twentieth century one prejudiced missionary lands on the islands shores disrupting the communitys fragile balance with everlasting consequences.Full of lyricism and power Paul Hardings This Other Eden explores the hopes and dreams and resilience of those seen not to fit a world brutally intolerant of difference.