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.