bA triumphantly feminist retelling of the Hebrew creation myth in the tradition of Madeline Miller and Claire North. pLyrically rendered, this epic U.S. debut tells the story of the woman known as Adam's first wife and her fall from Paradise and quest for revenge.b piBefore Eve, there was Lilith.i pLilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. Until Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him. She refuses--and is banished forever from Paradise. pDemonized and sidelined, Lilith watches in fury as God creates Eve, the woman who accepts her submission. But Lilith has a secret she has already tasted the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. Endowed with Wisdom, she knows why Asherah--God's wife and equal, the Queen of Heaven--is missing. Lilith has a plan she will rescue Eve, find Asherah, restore balance to the world, and regain her rightful place in Paradise. pLilith's quest for justice drives her throughout history, from the ziggurats of Ancient Sumer, to th