A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel by John Irving

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany. 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. Product details Condition: Used Paperback: 617 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (April 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-13: 0345361792 Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces