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Until I Find You
By John Irving
A melancholy tale of deception, Until I Find You is also a swaggering comic novel, a giant tapestry of life's hopes. It is a masterpiece to compare with John Irving's great novels, and restates the author's claim to be considered the most glorious, comic, moving novelist at work today.
The World According to Garp
By John Irving
It's the novel that made author John Irving a household name -- and launched his consistently bestselling career as one of the world's most beloved storytellers.
The Cider House Rules
By John Irving
First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is John Irving's sixth novel. Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud's, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch's favorite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted.
Last Night in Twisted River
By John Irving
Our Shelf Talker
John Irving begins this saga in a logging camp in New Hampshire in the 50s. The book spans five decades in the lives of the three main characters - the cook at the logging camp, his 12-year-old son, and a libertarian logger who is their friend and protector. Irving develops these characters and three generations of folks who touch their lives. The reader becomes a part of their lives - through good times and bad.- Bonnie
Last Night in Twisted River
By John Irving
Our Shelf Talker
John Irving begins this saga in a logging camp in New Hampshire in the 50s. The book spans five decades in the lives of the three main characters - the cook at the logging camp, his 12-year-old son, and a libertarian logger who is their friend and protector. Irving develops these characters and three generations of folks who touch their lives. The reader becomes a part of their lives - through good times and bad.- Bonnie
A Widow for One Year
By John Irving
Both ribald and erotic, A Widow for One Year is also a brilliant, multi-layered work about the passage of time and the relentlessness of grief.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
By John Irving
Our Shelf Talker
R.J. Julia All-Time Staff FavoriteI love John Irving and this is one of his best: a complicated plot, quirky characters and lots of symbolism. Owen Meany is a character you won't forget: his dwarfish size and a strange voice. He accidentally kills his best friend's mother, an event that assures Owen he is destined to be a martyr. You will laugh, you will feel sadness, but you will be glad you read it.
- Bonnie

