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    612-822-4611

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Mark Rutherford's Deliverance

Mark Rutherford's Deliverance

Rutherford, Mark

Paperback

FantasyGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $13.99

ISBN10: 9375550540
ISBN13: 9789375550549
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Published: Nov 1 2025
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Mark Rutherford's deliverance reflects the struggle to build meaning while working within demanding routines shaped by limited opportunity and the pressures of urban life. Early reflections describe settling into modest lodging with little money and seeking any occupation that might provide stability. This leads to securing commissions that require constant production of written material, a task that soon becomes repetitive and exhausting. The work reveals how public institutions depend on cycles of argument and expression that rarely lead to genuine understanding, creating a sense of scepticism about political life and its influence on ordinary individuals. Observations of daily labour highlight how aspirations for a richer intellectual or spiritual existence conflict with the realities of time, energy, and economic necessity. The narrative also considers how expectations of a meaningful life shaped by nature or art must be reconciled with the environment of a crowded city, prompting an internal effort to locate value within immediate surroundings. As responsibilities grow and recognition remains scarce, the individual grapples with discouragement, persistence, and the need to accept imperfection while striving to remain honest with oneself.

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