Waiting for Eden, by Elliot Ackerman, A02, F03

Tufts Alumni Virtual Book Club

Date: November 4 to November 22, 2019

Time: 12:00 am to 11:59 pm

Sponsor: TUAA

Cost: Free

Waiting for Eden book cover

Want someone to read with? Read and discuss Waiting For Eden, A novel by Elliot Ackerman, A02, F03 (a Tufts Alum!)

From the comfort of your own home (or on the go!), pose questions, make comments, and engage with other Jumbos in our virtual group. This is an online forum, so you can participate when it’s convenient for you!

Supplementary material will be provided, so you can participate even if you don’t get the chance to finish the book!

Book synopsis:

Eden lies in a hospital bed, unable to move or speak. His wife Mary spends every day on the sofa in his room. We see them through the eyes of Eden’s best friend, a fellow Marine who didn’t make it back home—and who must relive the secrets held between all three of them as he waits for Eden to finally, mercifully die and join him in whatever comes after.
 
A breathtakingly spare and shattering novel that explores the unseen aftereffects—and unacknowledged casualties—of war, "Waiting for Eden" is a piercingly insightful, deeply felt meditation on loyalty, friendship, betrayal, and love.