{"product_id":"9780552993692","title":"A Prayer For Owen Meany : a ‘genius’ modern American classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Irving, John \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/05\/1990,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 720 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780552993692,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A work of genius' Independent'Marvellously funny . . . What better entertainment is there than a serious book which makes you laugh?' Spectator'If you care about something you have to protect it. If you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.'Summer, 1953. In the small town of Gravesend, New Hampshire, eleven-year-old John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany are playing in a Little League baseball game. When Owen hits a foul ball which kills John's mother, their lives are changed in an instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is dismissed as a tragic accident but Owen disagrees. He believes that he is God's instrument, put on Earth for a higher purpose. And as the boys come into adulthood to the background of the Vietnam War, a series of remarkable events show that perhaps Owen's divine plan was not imagined after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the funny yet poignant classic by the bestselling author of The World According to Garp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So extraordinary, so original, and so enriching' Stephen King, The Washington Post'May justly join the classic American list' Anthony Burgess, Observer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34770246533164,"sku":"9780552993692","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780552993692.jpg?v=1759659817","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9780552993692","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}