ornaments
a prayer for owen meany
owen meany the only child of a new hampshire granite quarrier believes he is gods instrument ; he is . br this is john irvings most comic novel yet owen meany is mr. irvings most heartbreaking character . br roomy intelligent exhilarating and darkly comic ... dickensian in scope ... quite stunning and very ambitious . br los angeles times book review br john irving is an abundantly and even joyfully talented storyteller . br the new york times bookr eview
while playing baseball in the summer of 1953 owen meany hits a foul ball that kills his best friends mother and he becomes convinced that he is an instrument of god