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The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth
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ISBN10: 1806490277
ISBN13: 9781806490271
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: Sep 1 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781806490271
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: Sep 1 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
One winter, in a secluded Alpine city, Irish sculptor John
Molloy 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
Molloy 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.
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.
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