by John Irving · Ballantine Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780345432834
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«Widow for One Year» is the literary fiction novel by John Irving published by Ballantine Books in paperback (592 pages, in English).
Ruth Cole, a complex woman, is shown in three stages: in 1958, aged four, in Long Island; in 1990, a recognized writer but personally discontented; and in 1995, a widow and mother, when she is about to fall in love for the first time. The novel interweaves humor and somber moments, and addresses loss, grief and the passage of time.
The novel was originally published in 1998; this Ballantine Books edition is from 1999. It is a work of contemporary American literary fiction.
For readers of literary fiction and fans of John Irving.
John Winslow Irving is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
