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      The Path of Minor Planets

      by Andrew Sean Greer
      Published
      Oct 2001
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      288
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      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. Denise struggles for respect in her professional life; married Eli becomes increasingly attracted to Denise and her quixotic mind; and young Lydia attempts to escape the scientists' long-casting shadows. 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.

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      Oct 2002 Picador ISBN13 9780312306052 ISBN10 0312306059
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      Mar 2011 Faber and Faber (UK) ISBN13 9780571260232 ISBN10 0571260233
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      First Edition Oct 2001 Picador ISBN13 9780312275563 ISBN10 0312275560
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      Apr 2007 Picador ISBN13 9781429901055 ISBN10 1429901055
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      Apr 2007 Picador ISBN10 B003J564TY
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