The Physics of Things

<p><strong>Irene Fermi is different from other children. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Maybe it's the way she dresses or how she talks. Maybe it's the things she thinks. And while her sister is perfect she is just the opposite. </p><p><br></p><p>Longing to be normal Irene must learn how to hide when to run and who to fight. With her grandmother weekend father and shell-shocked uncle as allies she counts each moment of calm as a victory. </p><p><br></p><p>Now a dying woman Irene looks back on her life and unravels the knotted relationship with her mother and finds that she may have been wrong about everything. </p><p><br></p><p>In a world impossible to navigate the true north of <em>The Physics of Things</em> is the triumph of love and the resilience of the human spirit.</p>