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A Failure to Deal with a Simple Thing - A Body with Memory and Doubt

George Maddy

Editora: Publishdrive

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Sinopse

This is not a story of overcoming. It is a raw, unfiltered confession from a mind that cannot sit still. In these pages, a narrator investigates the quiet judgments, pointless tics, and insignificant failures that make up a life. Through the obsessive hum of a refrigerator, the stain of a spilled coffee, and the constant memory of a simple spoon, the narrative refuses to find a clean moral or a profound lesson. It is an honest account of a body with memory and doubt, a book for anyone who has ever felt like they're just failing to deal with a simple thing.
Disponível desde: 09/09/2025.
Comprimento de impressão: 110 páginas.

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