JOHN IRVING author of IN ONE PERSON
"His most daringly political, sexually transgressive, and moving novel in well over a decade."
—Vanity Fair
"A brave and affecting depiction of how in one life (sexual and otherwise) we contain multitudes."
—Elle
“In One Person is a rich and absorbing book, even beautiful.”
—Esquire
May 2012 Indie Next List Pick and Amazon Best of the Month
A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love—tormented, funny, and affecting—and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a “sexual suspect,” a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of “terminal cases,” The World According to Garp.
His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving’s In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy’s friends and lovers—a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself “worthwhile.”
A LETTER FROM
THE PUBLISHER
Dear Reader,
Given how much fiction is published every year, we thought it might be helpful to preview the work of six extraordinary writers whose novels we’ll be publishing in 2012, and tell you more about them and their books.
We’ll be telling you about additional books in the coming months. Now, we’re excited to introduce you to our sensational sextet. What do these books have in common? Each is a work of lasting literary quality. Each ought to be an acclaimed bestseller. Each exemplifies the kind of fiction...
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