false 4473 52 Writing from his home in Toronto, Canada in 1987, John Wheelwright narrates the story of his childhood. Peppering his narrative with frequent diary entries in which he chronicles his outrage against the behavior of the Ronald Reagan administration in the late 1980s, Wheelright tells the story of his early life in Gravesend, New Hampshire, when his best friend was Owen Meany, who he remembers as the boy who accidentally killed Wheelwright's mother and made Wheelright believe in God. The narrative of <i>A Prayer for Owen Meany</i> does not follow a perfect chronology, as John pieces together the story he wants to tell. In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys -— best friends -— are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy’s mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn’t believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God’s instrument. What happens to Owen, after that 1953 foul ball, is extraordinary and terrifying. 1734019 book 1988 A Prayer for Owen Meany total:32457|5:15514|4:10258|3:4691|2:1385|1:609| 32457 136054 39949 3319 5 17 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Jul 15 19:19:11 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 10:19:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 15 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 11:14:43 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 12 16:22:12 -0700 2009
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