Falling Bodies, Andrew Mark
Falling Bodies, Andrew Mark
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Falling Bodies

Author: Andrew Mark

Narrator: Dylan Baker

Abridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/1999


Synopsis

An eloquent illumination of the condition, Falling Bodies is an extraordinary debut novel of love and loss, despair and renewal, and the promise -- and limitations -- of the laws of physics.
Jackson's wife and two children are gone -- taken away in the blink of an eye by a terrible car accident. A professor of physics, Jackson can mathematically prove that the universe is governed by specific laws, can explain why planes fly and how matter interacts. But he can't fathom the consequences of loss, or reaffirm his former belief in the unifying force of love. Haunted by memories of happier times -- as well as by a nagging dread following an act of despair -- he heads aimlessly out on the open road, and finds a woman whose pain is almost as great as his. Now Jackson must discover whether she can help him to heal his past, or if he has the courage to even try....
With rare clarity and insight, Andrew Mark tells an unforgettable story that richly articulates the possibilities of life -- and the healing power of love.

About Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker's films include Happiness, Along Came A Spider, and 13 Days. He starred on the TV series Feds and Murder One. Mr. Baker's theater credits include La Bete (Tony & Drama Desk nominations), Eastern Standard (Theatre World Award), and Not About Heroes (Obie Award).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kym on January 05, 2020

This is such a sad and tragic story of Jackson Tate whose family perished in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. His wife and two children died at the scene. Yet in his grief, something happens. He feels he has been robbed of his family and thinks about the life they could have had, but now the......more

Goodreads review by Donette on February 23, 2010

I was swept up by the first sentence of this book. It was a story of a man who losses his wife and two kids. His pain and sorrow is so eminnate throughout that my own emotions were brought to fruition by the end. The main character tries to make sense of his grief through science and the laws of ph......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on February 14, 2014

The connections the author makes between physics, love, life, and living thread through the pages of Mark's story of life, love, loss, memory, rage, acceptance & understanding. At times I grew frustrated with the repetition or seemingness of it, that I just wanted the author to get to the point alre......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on June 05, 2018

Andrew Mark nailed the intense emotion surrounding tragedies. Well written with characters that lived off the pages.......more

Goodreads review by Bev on January 28, 2014

I loved this book! I felt that the author must have experienced some real grief in his lifetime because he expressed so beautifully what grief felt like for the main character of the book who had recently lost his family very suddenly. The story is told to us very gradually and as I learned more I f......more