Against Gravity - Softcover

Moshiri, Farnoosh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143035681 ISBN 13: 9780143035688

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2005

Synopsis

In mid-1980s Houston, the lives of three very different people--Madison Kirby, a dying intellectual; social worker Ric Cardinal, tormented by the son he cannot save; and Roya, an Iranian immigrant struggling to build a new life for herself and her daughter--collide, in a novel of shared loss, struggle, and the possibility of love. Reader's Guide included. Original.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"AGAINST GRAVITY is an intense novel, ambitious in its reach, intriguing in its structural complexity and the sophistication of its narration. It is the highly satisfying work of a mature writer that will leave the reader wanting more. I enjoyed it."
—Nuruddin Farah, author of Links, and the Blood in the Sun Trilogy

About the Author:

Farnoosh Moshiri was born in Iran, fled the country in 1983, and immigrated to the United States four years later. Currently an associate professor of English at Syracuse University, Moshiri is the author of three previous books, including The Bathhouse.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0143035681
• ISBN 13: 9780143035688
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336