This side of paradise

Posted by Alex on February 20, 2004

I'm looking for the origin and meaning of the phrase "this side of (something)" , as in the book title "this side of paradise" ... my impression is that being on "this side of" something means simply NOT being there, but I have encounered some rather more ambiguous uses of he phrase... Can anyone shed some light on the subject?

• This side of paradise ESC 21/February/04