In Gilded Age New York, sixteen men enter a six-day walking contest inside the glittering Crystal Palladium—a spectacle of endurance that soon becomes a test of pride, faith, and folly. As exhaustion strips away pretense, rivalries turn intimate and absurd, and the contest itself becomes a mirror of a restless century learning to worship motion for its own sake. Told with dry wit and aching precision, THE WALK OF LIFE is a darkly funny, deeply human novel about ambition, spectacle, pride, and the quiet desperation that drives people to keep moving long after the finish line has vanished.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In Gilded Age New York, sixteen men enter a six-day walking contest inside the glittering Crystal Palladium-a spectacle of endurance that soon becomes a test of pride, faith, and folly. As exhaustion strips away pretense, rivalries turn intimate and absurd, and the contest itself becomes a mirror of a restless century learning to worship motion for its own sake. Told with dry wit and aching precision, THE WALK OF LIFE is a darkly funny, deeply human novel about ambition, spectacle, pride, and the quiet desperation that drives people to keep moving long after the finish line has vanished. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798275226713
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. In Gilded Age New York, sixteen men enter a six-day walking contest inside the glittering Crystal Palladium-a spectacle of endurance that soon becomes a test of pride, faith, and folly. As exhaustion strips away pretense, rivalries turn intimate and absurd, and the contest itself becomes a mirror of a restless century learning to worship motion for its own sake. Told with dry wit and aching precision, THE WALK OF LIFE is a darkly funny, deeply human novel about ambition, spectacle, pride, and the quiet desperation that drives people to keep moving long after the finish line has vanished. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9798275226713
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