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Title: A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY
By: John Irving
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0552993697
ISBN 13: 9780552993692
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Publisher: TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD
Pub. date: 1 May, 1990
Pages: 640
Description: Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying.
Synopsis: 'If you care about something you have to protect it. If you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it'. Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Black Swan
Prizes: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
Returns: Returnable
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