Elsie Aidinoff has lived in Paris, Brussels, Hong Kong, London and New York where she has worked since 1980 in a Children's Storefront School in Harlem. She is married to a lawyer and has four grown-up children.
One of the world's oldest stories becomes new again. . . . The story is at its best during the dialogues between Eve and the Serpent when age-old questions are asked and real answers are given - although not necessarily the answers that have been accepted for ages * Booklist USA * A lyrically scripted, refreshing, reflective, mischievous exploration of Genesis and its ambiguous symbolism * TES * This is a remarkable, morally complicated provocative novel. I don't think teenagers should be allowed to keep it to themselves -- Kate Kellaway * Observer * While The Garden is undeniably intense at times, Aidinoff has successfully leavened her tale with refreshing doses of humour and the sensual quality of the prose * Guardian * An intriguing interpretation of the Creation story . . . Certainly unusual, this is a fascinating novel and sure to attract attention * The Bookseller *