Isbn: 9798190619720 - the geometry of mercy (3 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The Geometry of Mercy is a poignant, intellectually rigorous novel that traces the tragic intersection of a neurodivergent youth's need for fixed order, the rigid boundaries of public institutions, and the ultimate limits of family accommodation. Written from a deeply analytical perspective, this compelling work marks a major literary milestone for author Matthew Parij.Set between 1999 and 2006, the narrative chronicles the life of David Harrison, a brilliant, system-focused autistic teenager obsessed with visible mechanical networks, transportation logistics, and legacy broadcasting history. When a newly appointed school transit director revokes his informal access to a local bus garage, David's desperate attempts to restore structural continuity spiral into a series of boundary violations. Transferred by his exhausted parents to St. Anselm's Academy-a strict Benedictine boarding school in rural Pennsylvania-David struggles to reconcile his literal interpretation of historical timelines with a world governed by human inconsistency, changing rules, and personal consent.What This Deeply Systemized Novel Explores: The Blueprint of Sanctuary vs. Forced Compliance - Illustrates how autistic safety requires predictable, visible sequences. It examines how institutions and families deepen an internal crisis when they mistake silent, exhausted masking for psychological healing.The Cruelty of Absolute Consistency - Outlines how absolute parental or corporate boundaries-when enforced without a visible exit, a transition plan, or an alternative form of connection-transform into an active engine of isolation.The Architecture of Detail - Examines a world where objects, schedules, and vehicle chassis codes are not merely hobbies or sentimental attachments, but function as a literal cognitive skeleton used to map an unpredictable universe.The Reality of Divided Responsibility - A masterfully woven institutional study showing that real history, family breakages, and organizational systems are almost always shared, proving that an unyielding focus on single ownership or legal verdicts fails to preserve human life.Moving from technical institutional grids to heartbreaking domestic standoffs, The Geometry of Mercy serves as a powerful, non-sentimental exploration of neurodivergent sovereignty, structural grief, and the critical difference between enforced compliance and authentic human belonging. It stands as a provocative look at a closed boundary-proving that a line can be drawn with absolute legal justification while still leaving a person with nowhere left to live. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…