{"product_id":"lilith-shannon-j-meade-9798901195758","title":"Lilith: The First Light of Exile (A Gospel of Refusal)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Eve, there was Lilith. And she refused to kneel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the flawless, meticulously orchestrated paradise of Eden, order is not just a rule-it is a cage. \u003ci\u003eLilith: The First Light of Exile (A Gospel of Refusal)\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking, fiercely feminist reimagining of the world's oldest creation myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrafted from the exact same earth and awakening at the exact same moment, Lilith and Adam step into a garden that begs to be named and mastered. But they are divided by two entirely different visions of reality. Adam finds safety in hierarchy, straight lines, and the intoxicating illusion of dominion. He believes that to love is to lead. Lilith, however, experiences the world as a spiral-a place of equality, reflection, and boundless autonomy. She asks only to stand \u003ci\u003ebeside\u003c\/i\u003e him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerrified by the vertigo of true equality, Adam demands a love that requires her submission. When his pleas fail, he invokes the ultimate authority: the divine Voice, an unfeeling architect obsessed with flawless compliance. Faced with a cosmic tribunal that equates devotion with subjugation, Lilith must make an impossible choice: bow and be adored as a lesser creature, or walk into the unruled wilderness and let history brand her a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just the story of the first exile. It is the origin story of human dissent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in soaring, poetic prose that reads like an excavated sacred text, Shannon Meade's \u003ci\u003eLilith\u003c\/i\u003e transforms the Genesis narrative into a profound philosophical exploration of power, autonomy, and the staggering courage it takes to author your own identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeminist Mythological Retellings: \u003c\/b\u003e Fans of Madeline Miller's \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e, Margaret Atwood's \u003ci\u003eThe Penelopiad\u003c\/i\u003e, or Anita Diamant's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubversive Biblical Fiction: \u003c\/b\u003e A dark, literary fantasy that turns ancient dogma on its head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrical, Evocative Prose: \u003c\/b\u003e Deeply philosophical storytelling rich with metaphor, symbolism, and psychological depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFemale Empowerment: \u003c\/b\u003e A triumphant narrative about dismantling patriarchal systems and claiming your own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep out of the garden and into the wild. Discover the forgotten gospel of the woman whose defiance broke the first chains, and whose laughter taught the stars to think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaim your copy of \u003ci\u003eLilith: The First Light of Exile\u003c\/i\u003e today and experience the myth as it was meant to be told.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shannon J. Meade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901195758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scrying Mirror Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Shannon J. Meade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659814088959,"sku":"9798901195758","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lilith-shannon-j-meade-9798901195758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}