false 3668010 230065 4473 0552135399 9780552135399 2718 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260470010m/4473.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260470010s/4473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4473.A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany 4.20 27705 A Prayer for Owen Meany 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.]]> 3075 3.86 130278 8933 1988 4 3 false Fri Jul 27 13:53:21 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 08 19:38:42 -0800 2008 more...]]>