Until I Find You by John Irving (2005, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition)

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Until I Find You is the story of the actor Jack Burns – his life, loves, celebrity and astonishing search for the truth about his parents. When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Alice, a tattoo artist, to several North Sea ports in search of his father, William Burns.

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Suffused with overwhelming sadness and deception, this brilliant 11th novel by Irving, the bestselling author of "The World According to Garp" is also a robust and comic tale, certain to be compared to Irving's most ambitious and moving work. Unabridged. 15 CDs.

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PublisherRandom House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-100739320297
ISBN-139780739320297
eBay Product ID (ePID)43929489

Product Key Features

Publication Year2005
TopicGeneral, Literary
Book TitleUntil I Find You
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Irving
FormatCompact Disc

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Item Height2.9in.
Item Length6.2in.
Item Weight28.6 Oz
Item Width5.2in.

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsPraise for "The Fourth Hand: "A rich and deeply moving tale. . .Vintage Irving: A story of two very disparate people, and the strange ways we grow. . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." --"The Washington Post Book World "Using comedy, satiric social commentary and his adroit ability to tell a good yarn, Irving proffers a sweet love story with the very serious underlying theme of human transformation." --"Ottawa Citizen "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." --"The Associated Press, "As ever, Irving is at his best with the family relationships he creates. They are simultaneously touching and infuriating. It is with these relationships that Irving firmly grasps universal truths and puts a chokehold on his readers.... Irving's descriptions are distressing to read, but they force the reader to relate to the characters in a way they would not in most works of fiction." -"Calgary Herald " "Bittersweet . . . moving." -"People" "Until I Find You . . . cuts closer to the bone than any of [Irving's] previous works." -"Ottawa Citizen" Praise for John Irving: John Irving has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation; he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award and an Oscar. "Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." --"The Washington Post Book World" "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." --"The Associated Press ""A serious artist of remarkable powers." --"Chicago Sun-Times ""Irving's popularity is not hard to understand. His world is really the world according to nearly everyone." --"Time" "A premier storyteller, master of the tragicomic and among the first rank of contemporary novelists." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review" "[Irving's] instincts are so basically sound, his talent for storytelling so bright and strong that he gets down to the truth of his time. --"The New York Times Book Review " "John Irving is a writer of prodigious talent." --"Calgary Herald" "John Irving is devoted to his people and his plots in a way that makes him unique amongthe most popular and widely read of the living American novelists. He has become his generation's Dickens." --"NOW Magazine " "He is among the very best storytellers at work today. At the base of Irving's own moral concerns is a rare and lasting regard for human kindness." --"The Philadelphia Inquirer" Praise for "The Fourth Hand": "A rich and deeply moving tale. . .Vintage Irving: A story of two very disparate people, and the strange ways we grow. . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." --"The Washington Post Book World" "Using comedy, satiric social commentary and his adroit ability to tell a good yarn, Irving proffers a sweet love story with the very serious underlying theme of human transformation." --"Ottawa Citizen" "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." --"The Associated Press" "From the Hardcover edition.", "As ever, Irving is at his best with the family relationships he creates. They are simultaneously touching and infuriating. It is with these relationships that Irving firmly grasps universal truths and puts a chokehold on his readers…. Irving's descriptions are distressing to read, but they force the reader to relate to the characters in a way they would not in most works of fiction." Calgary Herald "Bittersweet . . . moving." People "Until I Find You . . . cuts closer to the bone than any of [Irving's] previous works." Ottawa Citizen Praise for John Irving: John Irving has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation; he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award and an Oscar. "Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." -The Washington Post Book World "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." -The Associated Press "A serious artist of remarkable powers." -Chicago Sun-Times "Irving's popularity is not hard to understand. His world is really the world according to nearly everyone." -Time "A premier storyteller, master of the tragicomic and among the first rank of contemporary novelists." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "[Irving's] instincts are so basically sound, his talent for storytelling so bright and strong that he gets down to the truth of his time. -The New York Times Book Review "John Irving is a writer of prodigious talent." -Calgary Herald "John Irving is devoted to his people and his plots in a way that makes him unique among the most popular and widely read of the living American novelists. He has become his generation's Dickens." -NOW Magazine "He is among the very best storytellers at work today. At the base of Irving's own moral concerns is a rare and lasting regard for human kindness." -The Philadelphia Inquirer Praise for The Fourth Hand: "A rich and deeply moving tale. . .Vintage Irving: A story of two very disparate people, and the strange ways we grow. . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." -The Washington Post Book World "Using comedy, satiric social commentary and his adroit ability to tell a good yarn, Irving proffers a sweet love story with the very serious underlying theme of human transformation." -Ottawa Citizen "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." -The Associated Press From the Hardcover edition., "As ever, Irving is at his best with the family relationships he creates. They are simultaneously touching and infuriating. It is with these relationships that Irving firmly grasps universal truths and puts a chokehold on his readers…. Irving's descriptions are distressing to read, but they force the reader to relate to the characters in a way they would not in most works of fiction." Calgary Herald "Bittersweet . . . moving." People "Until I Find You. . . cuts closer to the bone than any of [Irving's] previous works." Ottawa Citizen Praise for John Irving: John Irving has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation; he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award and an Oscar. "Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." -The Washington Post Book World "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." -The Associated Press "A serious artist of remarkable powers." -Chicago Sun-Times "Irving's popularity is not hard to understand. His world is really the world according to nearly everyone." -Time "A premier storyteller, master of the tragicomic and among the first rank of contemporary novelists." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "[Irving's] instincts are so basically sound, his talent for storytelling so bright and strong that he gets down to the truth of his time. -The New York Times Book Review "John Irving is a writer of prodigious talent." -Calgary Herald "John Irving is devoted to his people and his plots in a way that makes him unique among the most popular and widely read of the living American novelists. He has become his generation's Dickens." -NOW Magazine "He is among the very best storytellers at work today. At the base of Irving's own moral concerns is a rare and lasting regard for human kindness." -The Philadelphia Inquirer Praise forThe Fourth Hand: "A rich and deeply moving tale. . .Vintage Irving: A story of two very disparate people, and the strange ways we grow. . . . Irving's novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us." -The Washington Post Book World "Using comedy, satiric social commentary and his adroit ability to tell a good yarn, Irving proffers a sweet love story with the very serious underlying theme of human transformation." -Ottawa Citizen "John Irving is one of the very finest writers alive today." -The Associated Press From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal813.54
Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition

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