Naperville Public Library
Library Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Naper Blvd. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Home Best Sellers Research a Topic Download & Stream Material Request My Account
     
Limit search to available items
Record 17 of 28
Results Page:  Previous Next
Author Irving, John, 1942-

Title A prayer for Owen Meany : [a novel] / John Irving.

Edition First William Morrow paperback edition.
Publication Info. New York : William Morrow, 2012.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1589395~S1
Location Call No. Status
 Nichols Adult Fiction  F IRVING    AVAILABLE
QR Code
Description 627, 16 pages ; 21 cm
Note Originally published in 1989.
Subtitle from cover.
"P.S. insights, interviews, & more ..." -- cover.
Summary In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying.
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction.
Belief and doubt -- Fiction.
Mothers -- Death -- Fiction.
Male friendship -- Fiction.
Predestination -- Fiction.
Birthfathers -- Fiction.
Young men -- Fiction.
Boys -- Fiction.
New Hampshire -- Fiction.
Genre Religious fiction.
Psychological fiction.
ISBN 9780062204097 (trade pbk.)
0062204092 (trade pbk.)
Patron reviews: add a review
Click for more information
BOOK
No one has rated this material

You can...
Also...
- Find similar reads
- Add a review
- Sign-up for Newsletter
- Suggest a purchase
- Can't find what you want?
More Information
Find another book like this at Novelist

 
 
© Naperville Public Library 2019.