“HIS STORYTELLING HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER”: A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR, SIGNED BY JOHN IRVING
IRVING, John. A Widow for One Year. New York: Random House, (1998). Octavo, original black paper boards, original dust jacket.
First American trade edition of this epic story of a dysfunctional family unable to cope with tragedy, signed on the title page by Irving.
A Widow for One Year received acclaim as Irving's "most entertaining and persuasive novel… [since] The World According to Garp… [His] storytelling has never been better… An engaging and often affecting fable, a fairy tale that manages to be old-fashioned and modern all at once" (New York Times). Preceded by UK and US signed limited editions and the British first edition published the same year (but not generally preferred due to Irving's American nationality). This signed trade edition is particularly desirable as Irving has become increasingly reticent about signing books in recent years.
A fine signed copy.