John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Paperback
(William Morrow Aug. 16, 1989)
, BOMC ed. edition
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.
- Pages
- 543
- Weight
- 32.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 6.0
in.