“Neither too academic nor too whimsical, the storytelling in Paradise Lust is often irresistible.”
“A gloriously researched, pluckily written historical and anecdotal assay of humankind’s age-old quixotic quest.”
–Elle
Paradise Lust is a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice!
“Dense, absorbing…[Wilensky-Lanford’s] interest in her subject is deep, her narrative is expertly layered.”
“Succeeds in doing what the best one-subject historical studies do, which is to reframe history.”
“In seeking out the seekers for the biblical Paradise, Wilensky-Lanford has created a paradisaical oasis of a book.”
–Andrei Codrescu, author of The Poetry Lesson
“I won’t tell you whether or not she finds Eden, but she did find a great topic.”
–A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically
