The Earth and Its Sorrows

In This Follow Up To His Critically Acclaimed Novel Sunrise Robert Crooke Tells The Heart-Breaking Story Of A Man Unmoored By Losses. The Earth And Its Sorrows Is A Novel About Spiritual Reassessment In The Wake Of Tragedy. Two Years After The Death Of His Son Paul Who Was Killed In A Car Accident Ted Devaney Visits An Old Hudson Valley Property He Plans To Sell. Overcome By Memories Especially By A Strong Sense Of Pauls Presence He Defers The Sale And Decides To Stay A Few Days Confusing And Frightening His Wife Diana And Their Daughter Beth. Days Become Weeks As Old Friends Neighbors And Estranged Family Members Slowly Gather Around Him. He Meets Elena His High School Girlfriend Who Has Made Her Life In The Place He Left Years Before. His Brother Tom Arrives With Bittersweet Memories Of His Own About Their Boyhood Summers In The Valley. Slowly Ted Senses Secrets And Doubts Plaguing His Brother His Old Girlfriendall Of The People He Meets In The Valley Where His Forgotten Past Lingers. And As He Realizes The Effect Of His Life On Theirs And Theirs On His He Understands His Fatesome Questions The Mind Answers. Others Only The Heart Comprehends.