'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents' bedroom.' This is the story of Ruth Cole. It is told in three parts: on Long Island, in the summer of 1958, when she is only four; in 1990, when she is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career; and in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother. She's also about to fall in love for the first ...
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'One night when she was four and sleeping in the bottom bunk of her bunk bed, Ruth Cole awoke to the sound of lovemaking - it was coming from her parents' bedroom.' This is the story of Ruth Cole. It is told in three parts: on Long Island, in the summer of 1958, when she is only four; in 1990, when she is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career; and in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother. She's also about to fall in love for the first time...
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Black quarter cloth boards with gilt lettering and graphic. FIRST EDITION. The corners are not bumped. The DJ has no tears and is not price-clipped. 537 pages.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 067697080x. Tight square unmarked book in crisp dust jacket with touch of edgecreasing.; 9.37 X 6.61 X 1.57 inches; 537 pages.
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Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by John Irving on the title page with no inscription; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; please note that this is and advance reader's copy.
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Fine in Not Issued jacket. Limited Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition, first prnt. Limited to 1000 numbered copies bound in cloth. Issued without a dustjacket. Precedes all other editions of this title. In publisher's shrinkwrap and brown paper shipping wrap with printed label as issued. Slight impression on rear board; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition. Basis for the Tod Williams directed film "The Door in the Floor, " with Jeff Bridges and Kim Bassinger. Screenplay by Williams.
John Irving's novels have a tendency to push the reader to the edge of their seat. There are no dramatic fight scenes or improbable scenarios. Rather, Irving understands what it is that makes the reader feel uncomfortable, what is just a little too much, but not so much that it becomes unbelievable.
If you read Irving simply for an entertaining story, you will absolutely get it with A Widow for One Year, but if you enjoy experiencing the writer's more subtle tricks, playing off of first sentences and pulling on scenarios from 200 pages earlier to tie together a plot line ever so gracefully, you will be thrilled.
Irving is a master of first sentences (one of his literary passions) and is incredible at pushing the reader to experience his characters in a personal way.
I take a rather long time to read novels, sometimes putting them down for weeks mid-read. But with this particular book, I couldn't put it down. In fact, I was late to more than a few events and dinners because of it.
In other words, highly recommended.
Tonya
Apr 3, 2007
Great Story
This is the BEST John Irving book I have read. The story grabs you and pulls you in and keeps a hold on you right to the end. You will be sad to see it end.
The scenes are set with such skill that you can actually see them.