Evening of Adam

Called to account in the Garden, Adam immediately ratted on Eve: "she gave me the fruit of the tree, and I did eat." Given this beginning, it's not surprising to find that throughout the immemorial war between men and women "it's your fault" has been a constant refrain. It's all rather comic, in its tragic sort of way--at least as Alice Thomas Ellis sees it. The amusing woefulness of Every Couple's descendents is the theme which unites most of the fifteen stories gathered in this, the only collection of Ellis's short fiction. The sparkling economy of her style makes these bristlingly witty, clever, and unsettling tales especially vivid and memorable. And enjoyable. First published in Britain in 1994.Ellis, Alice Thomas is the author of 'Evening of Adam' with ISBN 9781888173826 and ISBN 1888173823.