On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | A Novel | Hard Cover Edition Kelley In A Spirituality Named Compassion

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous | A Novel | Hard Cover Edition Kelley In A Spirituality Named CompassionOn Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a familys history that began before he was born a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single