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The Fourth Hand, Irving, John, 9780375506277
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375506276
ISBN-13
9780375506277
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1840262
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fourth Hand
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, General, Medical, Literary
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Synopsis
The Fourth Handasks an interesting question: "How can anyone identify a dream of the future?" The answer: "Destiny is not imaginable, except in dreams or to those in love." While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant; meanwhile, in the distracting aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, the surgeon is seduced by his housekeeper. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand-that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy. This is how John Irving's tenth novel begins; it seems, at first, to be a comedy, perhaps a satire, almost certainly a sexual farce. Yet, in the end,The Fourth Handis as realistic and emotionally moving as any of Mr. Irving's previous novels-includingThe World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, andA Widow for One Year-or his Oscar-winning screenplay ofThe Cider House Rules. The Fourth Handis characteristic of John Irving's seamless storytelling and further explores some of the author's recurring themes-loss, grief, love as redemption. But this novel also breaks new ground; it offers a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change.
LC Classification Number
PS3559.R8F68 2001b
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- d***d (836)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book looks to be brand new, better than described! It was shipped quickly, and I'm glad to say it survived being packaged in only a mylar envelope. I would like to see better packaging, but what the hey, it arrived in one piece, so I'll be grateful for that. I would not hesitate to purchase from this Seller again. Thank you, halfpricebooksrecordsmag, for a perfect transaction!The Reformatory: A Novel, Due, Tananarive, 9781982188344 (#177112897990)
- t***e (54)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseTimely communication: ✅. Answered my questions: ✅. Accurate description: ✅. Punctual Ship out: ✅ Book arrived in condition stated and appropriately packaged: ✅. customer service ✅
- m***z (152)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book was shipped and arrived in good time, mostly in the condition described (a few pages were falling and had to be taped back in, otherwise the description was accurate). The shipping packaging was adequate. Good value for a used book.