{"product_id":"waiting-for-eden","title":"Waiting for Eden","description":"\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"book-overview\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 id=\"book-overview\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a literary novel by Elliot Ackerman that explores the unseen aftermath of war through the lives of a wounded Marine, his wife, and the friend who did not survive combat.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Eden lies in a military hospital bed, unable to move or speak after being catastrophically injured in war. His wife Mary spends her days beside him, while the story unfolds through the voice of Eden’s best friend and fellow Marine, who was killed in the same blast and now watches over them both.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    As the narrator relives the secrets, loyalties, betrayals, and love shared between the three of them, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/em\u003e becomes an intimate meditation on grief, friendship, moral injury, and the emotional consequences of America’s post-9\/11 wars.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Spare, haunting, and emotionally devastating, the novel examines what remains after combat has ended and how war continues to shape the lives of those left behind long after the fighting is over.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\n    Through its compressed structure and deeply human perspective, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/em\u003e reflects Ackerman’s continued exploration of military service, trauma, loyalty, memory, and the hidden costs of conflict.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003c!--\nSEO\/GEO context:\nWaiting for Eden by Elliot Ackerman is a 2018 Alfred A. Knopf literary novel about a severely wounded Marine, his wife Mary, and the Marine friend killed in the same blast. The novel explores war, trauma, grief, moral injury, friendship, loyalty, betrayal, military service, love, memory, and the aftermath of America’s post-9\/11 conflicts.\n--\u003e","brand":"Elliot Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47276218450082,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/9200\/1186\/files\/Waiting_for_Eden_Book_-_Elliot_Ackerman.jpg?v=1779243705","url":"https:\/\/elliotackerman.net\/products\/waiting-for-eden","provider":"Elliot Ackerman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}