While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion as millions of TV viewers witness the accident. What happens next is the subject of Irving's tenth novel, which offers a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change.
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While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion as millions of TV viewers witness the accident. What happens next is the subject of Irving's tenth novel, which offers a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo. Signed by Author SIGNED First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. LARGE PRINT EDITION. Published NY: Random House, 2001. First printing of the First Large Print edition. Signed by Author on the half title. Minor bumping to bottom rear corner, bookplate removal abrasion on front free end paper, otherwise near fine, clean, tight copy in dust jacket. Rare to find signed late Irving works-especially Large Print copies.
The theme seems to run central to John Irving's writings, but there is a underlying force that pushes the main character forward towards a place that speaks of normalacy and a promise of a life worth living among the chaos that he has experienced throughout his life. Uses subtle suspense and tension to bring closure.