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From the author of A Prayer for Owen Meany and The World According to Garp comes "his most daringly political, sexually transgressive, and moving novel in well over a decade" (Vanity Fair).

"My dear boy, please don't put a label on me - don't make me a category before you get to know me "
John Irving's new novel is a glorious ode to sexual difference, a poignant story of a life that no reader will be able to forget, a book that no one else could... Read Full Overview

From the author of A Prayer for Owen Meany and The World According to Garp comes "his most daringly political, sexually transgressive, and moving novel in well over a decade" (Vanity Fair).

His most political novel since "The Cider House Rules" and "A Prayer for Owen Meany" Irving's new novel is an unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile."

?ret er 1955, og Billy Abbot er 13 ?r gammel og g?r p? drengeskolen First Sister i Vermont, New England. Hans stedfar, Richard Abbott, der er l rer p? skolen, st?r for de tilbagevendende ops tninger af Shakespeare-stykker, som bliver en stor inspiration for Billy og hans senere... Read Full Overview