{"product_id":"in-one-person-p-b-w2","title":"John Irving: In One Person [2013] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, \u003ci\u003eIn One Person\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of unfulfilled love - tormented, funny, and affecting - and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences.  Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a 'sexual suspect', a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 - in his landmark novel of 'terminal cases'\u003ci\u003e, The World According to Garp\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis most political novel since \u003ci\u003eThe Cider House Rules\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for Owen Meany\u003c\/i\u003e, John Irving's \u003ci\u003eIn One Person\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant tribute to Billy's friends and lovers - a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention.  Not least, \u003ci\u003eIn One Person\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself 'worthwhile'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irving, John","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44301138264354,"sku":"9780552778442","price":12.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/irving-john-john-irving-in-one-person-2013-paperback-9780552778442-59070047781203.jpg?v=1727076362","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/in-one-person-p-b-w2","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}