Lilith

Lilith is the heroine women have waited six thousand years for.

One of Stylist's Best New Feminist Retellings to Read in 2023

In the Garden of Eden, at the beginning of time, an outrageous lie is born: that women are inferior...

Lilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. But when Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him, she refuses – and is banished forever from Paradise. Demonised 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.

‘Nikki Marmery’s exquisite prose brings this compelling, highly relevant tale of Adam’s first wife to life.’ – Laura Shepperson, Sunday Times bestselling author of Phaedra

‘Dynamite. I laughed loud, fumed louder. Nikki Marmery takes you upriver to the wellspring of sexism, but sends you floating back down on a little tide of hope.’ – Meg Clothier, author of The Book of Eve

‘Lilith is a dark, enraging and enthralling story that reimagines a world free from the ancient clutches of patriarchy... utterly original and much-needed’ – Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne

‘At long last we have the origin story women deserve. Furious and beautiful, rich and moving, Lilith is an astonishing achievement. A new heroine with an unforgettable tale to anger and heal.’ – Miranda Malins, author of The Rebel Daughter

‘Lilith is a battle cry of a book. A rich, vividly written story of passion, betrayal and female rage.’ – Sophie Keetch, author of Morgan is My Name