A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
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A prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
Language
eng
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fiction
Main title
A prayer for Owen Meany
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781135195
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John Irving
Summary
In the summer of 1953, two best friends are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the 11-year-old boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy'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
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