![]() ![]() ![]() "A POWERFUL TALE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY EXTRAORDINARY BODY OF WORK FROM A GREAT AMERICAN WRITER."ġ. "JOHN IRVING IS ARGUABLY THE AMERICAN BALZAC, OR PERHAPS OUR DICKENS-a rip-roaring storyteller whose intricate plot machinery is propelled by good old-fashioned greed, foolishness and passion." Irving is among the few novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald humor soaked in irony." ![]() Wisely and carefully crafted, it's a novel about grief, the kind that lingers, and about families, the ones we're born into and ones we make for ourselves. " SPRAWLING, COMPLEX FAMILY HISTORY, A Widow for One Year will appeal to readers who like old-fashioned storytelling mixed with modern sensitivities. A testament to one of life's most difficult lessons: In the end, you just have to find a way to keep going." By turns antic and moving, lusty and tragic, A Widow for One Year is bursting with memorable moments. Irving's narrative spans 37 years in the life of Ruth Cole and the people around her. John Irving is at the peak of his considerable powers in A Widow for One Year, his most intricate and fully imagined novel. ![]() The pleasures of this rich and beautiful book are manifold. "Irving's most entertaining and persuasive novel since his 1978 bestseller, The World According to Garp." Reader's Guide copyright © 1999 by The Ballantine Publishing Group, ![]()
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