The path of minor planets / Andrew Sean Greer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greer, Andrew Sean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomers--Fiction.

Astronomers.

Comets.

Friendship--Fiction.

Friendship.

Comets--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

273 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Picador USA, 2001.

Summary:

In 1965, on a Small Island in the South Pacific, a group of astronomers gathers to witness the passing of a comet, but when a young boy dies during a meteor shower, the lives of the scientists and their loved-ones change in subtle yet profound ways. The quietly brilliant Denise struggles for respect in her professional life; well-liked and married Eli becomes increasingly attracted to Denise and her quixotic mind; and young, careless Lydia attempts to escape the scientists' long-casting shadows.

Visiting the friends every six years -- as the comet approaches its nearest and furthest points from the sun -- Andrew Sean Greer's remarkable and sweeping first novel is an exploration of chances taken and lost, of love found and broken, and of time's subtle gravitational pull on the lives of everyday and extraordinary people.

ISBN:

0312275560

0312241267

OCLC:

47225401