A Prayer for Owen Meany
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John Irving
“I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother’s death, but because he was the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany.”In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys—best friends—are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy’s mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn’t believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God’s instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying.
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Author
John Irving
Pages
544
Publisher
Knopf Canada
Published Date
2012-05-08
ISBN
0307362027 9780307362025
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"Loved loved this book! It’s unexpectedly hilarious and just unexpected. Also this book gives a great history refresher course. "
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Maria cass
"Given this book’s gradual, relentless progression toward doom, it’s remarkable how many times it made me laugh aloud. <br/><br/>Owen Meany is one character I will not soon forget."
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