THE EARTH MOVED

About the Book

The Earth Moved is a novel about an earth-altering event. An underwater nuclear test in China is of such a magnitude that the actual core of the earth is affected. All power and telephone connections fail worldwide.

Michael is a middle-aged lawyer living in Chappaqua, N.Y. Alone, his wife in Florida, he and his neighbors, Judy and Jim join forces in coping in a suburb without electricity or communications.

In Michael's home, they reveal problems and insecurities about themselves never faced before. The neighbors' marriage problems surface and a new attraction begins between Michael and Judy. Two more couples join them and together they try to survive in a new environment.

Michael and his guests now face searing truths about their lives, their pasts, and their relationships as they face an uncertain future.

About the Author

Eric Spitz is a retired businessman from Scarsdale, N.Y., retired and living in Rancho Mirage, Ca. An avid tennis and golf player, Eric also plays softball in old-timer's league in Palm Springs, Ca. He and wife Dawn also perform Broadway songs in local theater. They met in a production of Guys and Dolls 30 years ago. His ideas for The Earth Moved come from his concern with the environment and what pollution and industrial excesses have done to it. His 30 year experiences in Scarsdale, N.Y., good and bad influenced this romantic tale.