{"product_id":"the-gorgeous-inertia-of-the-adrian-duncan-9781806490271","title":"The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth","description":"One winter, in a secluded Alpine city, Irish sculptor John\u003cbr\u003eMolloy meets Bernadette, an enigmatic Italian sociologist. As John falls in\u003cbr\u003elove, a distressing moment from his youth rises into view, the disastrous\u003cbr\u003efallout of which has reverberated unchecked through his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, a letter from home arrives, asking him to pray for the speedy\u003cbr\u003edeath of an ailing friend. Over a day-long odyssey through the ancient streets\u003cbr\u003eand churches of Bologna, John is forced to confront his present, his past and\u003cbr\u003ethe bedrock of his psyche. A delicately crafted novel of two halves, a decade\u003cbr\u003eapart, \u003ci\u003eThe Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful\u003cbr\u003eexcavation of human desires, inhibitions and the patterns of habit to which we\u003cbr\u003eunwittingly fall prey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1806490277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781806490271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Serpent's Tail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Adrian Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001083142399,"sku":"9781806490271","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gorgeous-inertia-of-the-adrian-duncan-9781806490271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}