Dirt

Dive into the captivating world of 1985 with 'Dirt', featuring the journey of Galen, a 22-year-old navigating life with his emotionally dependent mother in their secluded walnut orchard home in Sacramento. A wonderfully intricate tale, this trade paperback captures Galen’s struggle with identity against a backdrop of family secrets. As he grapples with his bulimia and overwhelming desires, readers will witness his path to transcendence driven by meditation, firewalking, and soul-searching rituals. The richly woven narrative will resonate with those interested in psychological depth and emotional complexity. 'Dirt' beautifully explores the weight of familial expectations, the longing for liberation, and the quest for personal transformation. Will Galen's quest lead him to freedom or further entrap him in his family's web? This essential read combines themes of self-discovery, youthful angst, and the shadows of past trauma, making it a perfect addition to any collection. Order now and enjoy FREE shipping on this brand new paperback edition!

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781921922572
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2012
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Pages: 240


Description:
The year is 1985 and 22-year-old Galen lives with his emotionally dependent mother in a secluded old house with a walnut orchard in a suburb of Sacramento. He doesn't know who his father is, his abusive grandfather is dead, and his grandmother, losing her memory, has been shipped off to a nursing home. Galen and his mother survive on old family money - an inheritance that his Aunt Helen and 17-year-old cousin, Jennifer, are determined to get their hands on. A bulimic vegetarian who considers himself an old soul, Galen is a New Age believer on a warpath towards transcendence, practising meditation, firewalking, etheric surgery and authentic movement. He yearns for transformation- to free himself from the corporeal, to be as weightless as air, to walk on water. But he's powerless to stop the manic binges that overtake him, leading him to gorge on meat and other forbidden desires, including sex. A prisoner of his body, he is obssessed with thoughts of the boldly flirtatious Jennifer, and dreams of shedding himself of the clinging mother whose fears and needs also weigh him down. When the family takes a trip to an old cabin in the Sierras, near South Lake Tahoe, tensions come to a climax. Caught in a compromising position, Galen will discover the shocking truth of just how far he will go to attain the transcendence he craves.

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