A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
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In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills his best friend's mother. Owen Meany believes he didn't hit the ball by accident. He believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after 1953 is extraordinary and terrifying.
American fiction (fictional works by one author)Vietnam war, 1961-1975, fictionFriendship, fictionNew hampshire, fictionFiction, psychologicalVietnam War, 1961-1975FictionBelief and doubtMothersDeathMale friendshipPredestination