The gorgeous inertia of the Earth
Duncan, Adrian2025
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During winter season in a secluded Alpine city, John Molloy, an Irish restorative sculptor, meets Bernadette, an enigmatic Italian sociologist. As John falls in love, a distressing moment from his youth rises into view, the disastrous fallout of which has reverberated unchecked through his life. Years later, a letter from home arrives, asking him to pray for the speedy death of an ailing friend. Over a day-long odyssey through the ancient streets and churches of Bologna, John is forced to confront his present, his past and the bedrock of his psyche. A delicately crafted novel of two halves, a decade apart, 'The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth' is a masterful excavation of human desires, inhibitions, and the patterns of habit to which we unwittingly fall prey.
Main title:
The gorgeous inertia of the Earth / Adrian Duncan.
Author:
Duncan, Adrian, author
Imprint:
London : Tuskar Rock, 2025.
Collation:
224 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781805221944 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3342643