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A Widow for One YearThe World According to Garp, published twenty years ago. It is also a compelling story about a family marked by tragedy and the "difficult" women who survive.

Marion Cole, a thirty-nine-year-old woman - and a faithful wife for twenty-two years - has an affair with a sixteen-year- old boy; she then leaves her philandering husband. Marion also abandons her four-year-old daughter, Ruth.

By the age of thirty-six, Ruth Cole has become a renowned author - an internationally acclaimed novelist. But she is an angry, impulsive, often self-contradictory, unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career. Ruth distrusts her judgement in men, for good reason; by no means is she conventionally "nice".

Five years later, at forty-one, Ruth Cole is a widow and a mother. Ruth's child is the same age Ruth was when her mother left her. Now Ruth is about to fall in love for the first time.

Richly comic as well as deeply disturbing, A Widow for One Year is a multilayered love story of astonishing emotional force. Both ribald and erotic, it is also a brilliant novel about the passage of time and the relentlessness of grief.

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"BY TURNS ANTIC AND MOVING, LUSTY AND TRAGIC, "A Widow for One Year" is bursting with memorable moments."
--"San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
""WISELY AND CAREFULLY CRAFTED . . . Irving is among the few novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald humor soaked in irony."
--"USA Today
""IRVING'S MOST ENTERTAINING AND PERSUASIVE NOVEL SINCE . . . "THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP.""
--"The New York Times
""DEEPLY AFFECTING . . . The pleasures of this rich and beautiful book are manifold. To be human is to savor them."
--"Los Angeles Times Book Review
""A POWERFUL TALE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY EXTRAORDINARY BODY OF WORK FROM A GREAT AMERICAN WRITER."
--"Richmond Times-Dispatch
""MASTERFUL . . . POWERFUL . . . Irving's best books are Dickensian in their rich characters, plotting and language--and of course, in moving the reader. On the final page of "A Widow for One Year" . . . I literally burst out crying."
"--Orlando Sentinel
""A sprawling 19th-century production, chock full of bizarre coincidences, multiple plot lines, lengthy digressions, and stories within stories. . . . An engaging and often affecting fable, a fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at once."
--"The New York Times
""[Irving's] characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade us to dance there. His instinctive mark is the moral choice stripped bare, and his aim is impressive. What's more, there's hardly a writer alive who can match his control of the omniscient point of view."
--"The Washington Post Book World
""In the sprawling, deeply felt "A Widow for One Year," John Irving has delivered his best novel since "The World According to Garp." . . . Like a warm bath, it's a great pleasure to immerse yourself in."
--"Entertainment Weekly
""Enchantingly balances the haunting tug of grief with the lure of enduring love . . . Irving's rich narrative and his sense of play result in a delicious collusion between author and reader."
--"Raleigh News & Observer
"
"WONDERFULLY SATISFYING . . . [Irving] tells this story with so much delight that it's difficult for the reader not to be infected with the same kind of joy in the reading."
--"The Dallas Morning News
""As compelling as "Garp" . . . Which is to say it's terrific. . . . His most moving book . . . John Irving is one of America's great storytellers."
--"San Jose Mercury News
""Comic and tragic, brilliant, and moving . . . Crammed with all the wonderful characters, quirky situations and memorable coincidences that have made [Irving] so beloved by readers . . . A terrific read that will make you its willing slave, so captivating is its allure."
--"Chattanooga Free Press
""A feast . . . One of this storyteller's richest works. . . . A rich, resonant tale."
--"Austin American-Statesman
""Irving is a writer whose keenest sensibilities have always fallen somewhere between Dickensian verbosity and "Mad "magazine mischief."
--"Rocky Mountain News
""Full of humor, heartbreak and lust."
--"Newsday"
"POWERFUL . . . A MASTERPIECE."
--"St. Louis Post-Dispatch
""[A] sprawling, complex family history . . . Wisely and carefully crafted."
--"USA Today
"""A Widow for One Year" delivers everything John Irving fans have come to expect from the beloved author of "The World According to Garp" a funny, sad, sprawling saga full of oddball yet believable characters."
--"Glamour
""There's only one thing wrong with John Irving novels: They have to end. Readers won't easily part with the characters in his latest work, "A Widow for One Year." . . . [An] exhilarating talent."
--"The Tennessean
""Moving and memorable . . . This novel marks a return to the deep but gentle examination of human nature that made "Garp" so successful."
--"San Diego Union-Tribune
""May be Irving's best book . . . A remarkable achievement."
--"Sunday Advocate" (Baton Rouge, LA)

"From the Paperback edition."

BY TURNS ANTIC AND MOVING, LUSTY AND TRAGIC, "A Widow for One Year" is bursting with memorable moments.
"San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
" WISELY AND CAREFULLY CRAFTED . . . Irving is among the few novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald humor soaked in irony.
"USA Today
" IRVING S MOST ENTERTAINING AND PERSUASIVE NOVEL SINCE . . . "THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP."
"The New York Times
" DEEPLY AFFECTING . . . The pleasures of this rich and beautiful book are manifold. To be human is to savor them.
"Los Angeles Times Book Review
" A POWERFUL TALE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY EXTRAORDINARY BODY OF WORK FROM A GREAT AMERICAN WRITER.
"Richmond Times-Dispatch
" MASTERFUL . . . POWERFUL . . . Irving s best books are Dickensian in their rich characters, plotting and language and of course, in moving the reader. On the final page of "A Widow for One Year" . . . I literally burst out crying.
" Orlando Sentinel
" A sprawling 19th-century production, chock full of bizarre coincidences, multiple plot lines, lengthy digressions, and stories within stories. . . . An engaging and often affecting fable, a fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at once.
"The New York Times
" [Irving s] characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade us to dance there. His instinctive mark is the moral choice stripped bare, and his aim is impressive. What s more, there s hardly a writer alive who can match his control of the omniscient point of view.
"The Washington Post Book World
" In the sprawling, deeply felt "A Widow for One Year," John Irving has delivered his best novel since "The World According to Garp." . . . Like a warm bath, it s a great pleasure to immerse yourself in.
"Entertainment Weekly
" Enchantingly balances the haunting tug of grief with the lure of enduring love . . . Irving s rich narrative and his sense of play result in a delicious collusion between author and reader.
"Raleigh News & Observer
"
WONDERFULLY SATISFYING . . . [Irving] tells this story with so much delight that it s difficult for the reader not to be infected with the same kind of joy in the reading.
"The Dallas Morning News
" As compelling as "Garp" . . . Which is to say it s terrific. . . . His most moving book . . . John Irving is one of America s great storytellers.
"San Jose Mercury News
" Comic and tragic, brilliant, and moving . . . Crammed with all the wonderful characters, quirky situations and memorable coincidences that have made [Irving] so beloved by readers . . . A terrific read that will make you its willing slave, so captivating is its allure.
"Chattanooga Free Press
" A feast . . . One of this storyteller s richest works. . . . A rich, resonant tale.
"Austin American-Statesman
" Irving is a writer whose keenest sensibilities have always fallen somewhere between Dickensian verbosity and "Mad "magazine mischief.
"Rocky Mountain News
" Full of humor, heartbreak and lust.
"Newsday"
POWERFUL . . . A MASTERPIECE.
"St. Louis Post-Dispatch
" [A] sprawling, complex family history . . . Wisely and carefully crafted.
"USA Today
" "A Widow for One Year" delivers everything John Irving fans have come to expect from the beloved author of "The World According to Garp" a funny, sad, sprawling saga full of oddball yet believable characters.
"Glamour
" There s only one thing wrong with John Irving novels: They have to end. Readers won t easily part with the characters in his latest work, "A Widow for One Year." . . . [An] exhilarating talent.
"The Tennessean
" Moving and memorable . . . This novel marks a return to the deep but gentle examination of human nature that made "Garp" so successful.
"San Diego Union-Tribune
" May be Irving s best book . . . A remarkable achievement.
"Sunday Advocate" (Baton Rouge, LA)

"From the Paperback edition.""

BY TURNS ANTIC AND MOVING, LUSTY AND TRAGIC, A Widow for One Year is bursting with memorable moments.
San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle
WISELY AND CAREFULLY CRAFTED . . . Irving is among the few novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald humor soaked in irony.
USA Today
IRVING S MOST ENTERTAINING AND PERSUASIVE NOVEL SINCE . . . THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP.
The New York Times
DEEPLY AFFECTING . . . The pleasures of this rich and beautiful book are manifold. To be human is to savor them.
Los Angeles Times Book Review
A POWERFUL TALE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY EXTRAORDINARY BODY OF WORK FROM A GREAT AMERICAN WRITER.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
MASTERFUL . . . POWERFUL . . . Irving s best books are Dickensian in their rich characters, plotting and language and of course, in moving the reader. On the final page of A Widow for One Year . . . I literally burst out crying.
Orlando Sentinel
A sprawling 19th-century production, chock full of bizarre coincidences, multiple plot lines, lengthy digressions, and stories within stories. . . . An engaging and often affecting fable, a fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at once.
The New York Times
[Irving s] characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade us to dance there. His instinctive mark is the moral choice stripped bare, and his aim is impressive. What s more, there s hardly a writer alive who can match his control of the omniscient point of view.
The Washington Post Book World
In the sprawling, deeply felt A Widow for One Year, John Irving has delivered his best novel since The World According to Garp. . . . Like a warm bath, it s a great pleasure to immerse yourself in.
Entertainment Weekly
Enchantingly balances the haunting tug of grief with the lure of enduring love . . . Irving s rich narrative and his sense of play result in a delicious collusion between author and reader.
Raleigh News & Observer

WONDERFULLY SATISFYING . . . [Irving] tells this story with so much delight that it s difficult for the reader not to be infected with the same kind of joy in the reading.
The Dallas Morning News
As compelling as Garp . . . Which is to say it s terrific. . . . His most moving book . . . John Irving is one of America s great storytellers.
San Jose Mercury News
Comic and tragic, brilliant, and moving . . . Crammed with all the wonderful characters, quirky situations and memorable coincidences that have made [Irving] so beloved by readers . . . A terrific read that will make you its willing slave, so captivating is its allure.
Chattanooga Free Press
A feast . . . One of this storyteller s richest works. . . . A rich, resonant tale.
Austin American-Statesman
Irving is a writer whose keenest sensibilities have always fallen somewhere between Dickensian verbosity and Mad magazine mischief.
Rocky Mountain News
Full of humor, heartbreak and lust.
Newsday
POWERFUL . . . A MASTERPIECE.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
[A] sprawling, complex family history . . . Wisely and carefully crafted.
USA Today
A Widow for One Year delivers everything John Irving fans have come to expect from the beloved author of The World According to Garp a funny, sad, sprawling saga full of oddball yet believable characters.
Glamour
There s only one thing wrong with John Irving novels: They have to end. Readers won t easily part with the characters in his latest work, A Widow for One Year. . . . [An] exhilarating talent.
The Tennessean
Moving and memorable . . . This novel marks a return to the deep but gentle examination of human nature that made Garp so successful.
San Diego Union-Tribune
May be Irving s best book . . . A remarkable achievement.
Sunday Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

From the Paperback edition."

"BY TURNS ANTIC AND MOVING, LUSTY AND TRAGIC, A Widow for One Year is bursting with memorable moments."
--San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

"WISELY AND CAREFULLY CRAFTED . . . Irving is among the few novelists who can write a novel about grief and fill it with ribald humor soaked in irony."
--USA Today

"IRVING'S MOST ENTERTAINING AND PERSUASIVE NOVEL SINCE . . . THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP."
--The New York Times

"DEEPLY AFFECTING . . . The pleasures of this rich and beautiful book are manifold. To be human is to savor them."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A POWERFUL TALE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY EXTRAORDINARY BODY OF WORK FROM A GREAT AMERICAN WRITER."
--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"MASTERFUL . . . POWERFUL . . . Irving's best books are Dickensian in their rich characters, plotting and language--and of course, in moving the reader. On the final page of A Widow for One Year . . . I literally burst out crying."
--Orlando Sentinel

"A sprawling 19th-century production, chock full of bizarre coincidences, multiple plot lines, lengthy digressions, and stories within stories. . . . An engaging and often affecting fable, a fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at once."
--The New York Times

"[Irving's] characters can beguile us onto thin ice and persuade us to dance there. His instinctive mark is the moral choice stripped bare, and his aim is impressive. What's more, there's hardly a writer alive who can match his control of the omniscient point of view."
--The Washington Post Book World

"In the sprawling, deeply felt A Widow for One Year, John Irving has delivered his best novel since The World According to Garp. . . . Like a warm bath, it's a great pleasure to immerse yourself in."
--Entertainment Weekly

"Enchantingly balances the haunting tug of grief with the lure of enduring love . . . Irving's rich narrative and his sense of play result in a delicious collusion between author and reader."
--Raleigh News & Observer

"WONDERFULLY SATISFYING . . . [Irving] tells this story with so much delight that it's difficult for the reader not to be infected with the same kind of joy in the reading."
--The Dallas Morning News

"As compelling as Garp . . . Which is to say it's terrific. . . . His most moving book . . . John Irving is one of America's great storytellers."
--San Jose Mercury News

"Comic and tragic, brilliant, and moving . . . Crammed with all the wonderful characters, quirky situations and memorable coincidences that have made [Irving] so beloved by readers . . . A terrific read that will make you its willing slave, so captivating is its allure."
--Chattanooga Free Press

"A feast . . . One of this storyteller's richest works. . . . A rich, resonant tale."
--Austin American-Statesman

"Irving is a writer whose keenest sensibilities have always fallen somewhere between Dickensian verbosity and Mad magazine mischief."
--Rocky Mountain News

"Full of humor, heartbreak and lust."
--Newsday<...
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