Reinventing Eve

Modern Woman in Search of Herself

Reinventing Eve is a moving odyssey of self-discovery and a stunning analysis of the forces that constrict women's lives. It presents a radical reinterpretation of one of the primary myths of Western civilization, Eve's rebellious act in the Garden of Eden. Viewing Eve as a heroine of disobedience, Kim Chernin delves into Goddess mythology, religion, psychoanalysis, spirituality and literature, to bring forth an exciting and transformative vision of women's place in nature and culture. Reinventing Eve offers women a means of re-creating themselves, giving birth to a new sense of female power and possibility.

"An intriguing study of an issue of ascending import, how women can recreate a female psyche that will effectively challenge and transform traditional patriarchal culture."

- Publishers Weekly

"Reinventing Eve has the kind of integrity that's unmistakable. Chernin clearly wrote the book from her gut."

- San Francisco Chronicle

"This is a book that philosophers, feminists and religious leaders will find full of valuable insights. Like Susan Griffin...Marilyn French and Carol Christ, Chernin's writings about women's history and culture place feminist theory into a larger context."

- Kirkus Review

Publisher: Times Books, 1987; paperback Harper & Row, 1988. Harper Perennial, 1994, with a new Introduction by the author.