Join the Alhambra Page Turners for a lively discussion of March's book selection, A Prayer for Own Meany by John Irving.
Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created.
If you would like to join us, please request a Zoom link via email: restaff@alhambralibrary.org
Event Category
Adults
Book Discussion
Event Location
Zoom
Event Date
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