“HIS STORYTELLING HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER”: A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR, INSCRIBED BY JOHN IRVING
IRVING, John. A Widow for One Year. New York: Random House, (1998). Octavo, original black paper boards, original dust jacket.
First trade edition of this story of a dysfunctional family unable to cope with tragedy, inscribed by the author on the title page: “For Alexa—John 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 a signed limited edition of 1200 copies.
A fine inscribed copy.