{"product_id":"the-gorgeous-inertia-of-the-earth","title":"The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eAN IRISH INDEPENDENT AND IRISH TIMES BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR\n\n'An original voice' Colm Toibin\n\n'Duncan brings a new way of seeing' Irish Times\n\n'A deliberative and delicate reading experience, revelatory in the truest sense of that word' Guardian\n\nDuring 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.\n\nYears 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 224 pages | Published January 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977841951069,"sku":"9781806490271","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781806490271.jpg?v=1774446638","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-gorgeous-inertia-of-the-earth","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}