606 77c94f16-33a5-458f-9e12-f8e4e2f8d92d A prayer for Owen Meany: a novel John Irving calibre (0.8.17) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2002-03-15T06:21:23+00:00 SUMMARY: In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys—best friends—are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy’s mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn’t believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God’s instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying. A Prayer for Owen Meany was first published in 1989. This Modern Library edition includes a new Introduction by the author. Random House, Inc. 9780679642596 eng Psychological General Literary Fiction Fiction - General New Hampshire Vietnam War 1961-1975 Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) History General & Literary Fiction Psychological Fiction Death Friendship United States Military Classic fiction Male Friendship War & Military Young men Boys John - Prose & Criticism Vietnamese Conflict Sports Mothers - Death Predestination Birthfathers Irving Religious fiction Mothers Belief and doubt 1961-1975 - United States