*A Widow for One Year
by John Irving | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0747536783 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0747536783 Global Overview for this book
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CaptainCarrot
of Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on 1/18/2010
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
CaptainCarrot of Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on 1/18/2010 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Journal Entry 1 by CaptainCarrot from Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, January 18, 2010
CaptainCarrot from Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, January 18, 2010
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John Irving's A Widow For One Year is the epic story of a family, dysfunctional at best, unable to cope with tragedy - or with each other.
We first meet Ruth Cole in the summer of 1958 when she walks in on her mother having sex with 16-year-old Eddie O'Hare, the assistant to Ruth's alcoholic father. The death of Ruth's older brothers (years before she was born) turns her mother, Marion, into a zombie who is unable to love her surviving daughter. Ted Cole is a semisuccessful writer and illustrator of disturbingly creepy children's novels. His womanizing habits prove he's "as deceitful as a damaged condom," but he remains the only stable figure in Ruth's life. The tempestuous tale fast-forwards to the year 1990 when Ruth's soaring writing career is faring far better than her lackluster love life. The final segment of the novel ends in 1995 when 41-year-old Ruth is ready to fall in love for the first time.
This profoundly absorbing story expresses the depths of misery and the healing power of love. Irving writes as a true storyteller.
Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte der Schriftstellerin Ruth (erste weibliche Hauptfigur Irvings) auf zwei Ebenen, in ihrer Kindheit und in ihrem erwachsenen Leben. Es ist wie bei Irving immer eine satte, prallvolle Geschichte - lang, aber fesselnd und gut zu lesen!
Das Buch hat nur innen ein deutsches Etikett - wer es im englischsprachigen Bereich freilassen sollte, wird um einen englischen Aufkleber gebeten.
John Irving's A Widow For One Year is the epic story of a family, dysfunctional at best, unable to cope with tragedy - or with each other.
We first meet Ruth Cole in the summer of 1958 when she walks in on her mother having sex with 16-year-old Eddie O'Hare, the assistant to Ruth's alcoholic father. The death of Ruth's older brothers (years before she was born) turns her mother, Marion, into a zombie who is unable to love her surviving daughter. Ted Cole is a semisuccessful writer and illustrator of disturbingly creepy children's novels. His womanizing habits prove he's "as deceitful as a damaged condom," but he remains the only stable figure in Ruth's life. The tempestuous tale fast-forwards to the year 1990 when Ruth's soaring writing career is faring far better than her lackluster love life. The final segment of the novel ends in 1995 when 41-year-old Ruth is ready to fall in love for the first time.
This profoundly absorbing story expresses the depths of misery and the healing power of love. Irving writes as a true storyteller.
Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte der Schriftstellerin Ruth (erste weibliche Hauptfigur Irvings) auf zwei Ebenen, in ihrer Kindheit und in ihrem erwachsenen Leben. Es ist wie bei Irving immer eine satte, prallvolle Geschichte - lang, aber fesselnd und gut zu lesen!
Das Buch hat nur innen ein deutsches Etikett - wer es im englischsprachigen Bereich freilassen sollte, wird um einen englischen Aufkleber gebeten.
Journal Entry 2 by CaptainCarrot at Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, March 18, 2010
CaptainCarrot at Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (3/19/2010 UTC) at Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Für chawoso - ich hoffe, dir gefällt es.
Für chawoso - ich hoffe, dir gefällt es.
The widow in company with a strange boy and a silly dog (suprise) arrived two days ago.
Thanks a lot for that RBACKs, captaincarrot!
Irving at his best! It took such a long time to take it from my MTBR, but last holidays ...
Thanks a lot for that RBACKs, captaincarrot!
Irving at his best! It took such a long time to take it from my MTBR, but last holidays ...
It's travelling to Belarus as a W book.
Enjoy and happy reading!
Enjoy and happy reading!
the W-books are with me! I'm taking this one out.
Journal Entry 6 by Lamilla at - somewhere in Minsk in Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Sunday, August 26, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (8/25/2018 UTC) at - somewhere in Minsk in Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!
Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть к Вам, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в Вашем лице.
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!
Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть к Вам, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в Вашем лице.
