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While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant; meanwhile, in the distracting aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, the surgeon is seduced by his housekeeper. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand -- that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy.
This is how The Fourth Hand begins; it seems, at first, to be a comedy, perhaps a satire, almost certainly a sexual farce. Yet in the end, The Fourth Hand is as realistic and emotionally moving as any of Mr. Irving's previous novels -- including The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and A Widow for One Year -- or his Oscar-winning screenplay The Cider House Rules. And while The Fourth Hand is characteristic of John Irving's seamless storytelling and further explores some of the author's recurring themes -- loss, grief, love as redemption -- this novel also asks an interesting question: How can anyone identify a dream of the future? The answer: Destiny is not imaginable, except in dreams or to those in love.
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Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include
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Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include
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Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
10 AUDIO CDs withdrawn from the library collection. Some library marking. We
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10 AUDIO CDs withdrawn from the library collection. Some library marking. We will polish the Audio CDs for smooth listening. You will receive a good set. Enjoy this reliable AUDIO CD performance.
10 AUDIO CDs withdrawn from the library collection. Some library marking. We
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10 AUDIO CDs withdrawn from the library collection. Some library marking. We will polish the Audio CDs for smooth listening. You will receive a good set. Enjoy this reliable AUDIO CD performance.
10 Audio CD set in the clamshell withdrawn from the library collection.
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10 Audio CD set in the clamshell withdrawn from the library collection. Library sticker and stamp to the case and the CDs. Each audio cd is in an individual slot, protected, clear sounding and polished. Enjoy this Audio CD performance!
10 Audio CD set in the clamshell withdrawn from the library collection.
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10 Audio CD set in the clamshell withdrawn from the library collection. Library sticker and stamp to the case and the CDs. Each audio cd is in an individual slot, protected, clear sounding and polished. Enjoy this Audio CD performance!
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