{"product_id":"9781806490271","title":"The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth by Adrian Duncan","description":"AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025'An original voice' Colm Tóibín'Duncan brings a new way of seeing' Irish TimesOne 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 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.,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 224 pages","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48427939594467,"sku":"9781806490271","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781806490271.jpg?v=1773145969","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781806490271","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}