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Patrick Wallingford initiated nothing, yet he inspired sexual unrest and unnatural longing--even as he was caught in the act of feeding a lion his left hand. He was a magnet to women of all ages and types; even lying unconscious, he was a danger to the female sex
Bereft of his left hand, Wallingford ("the lion guy") finds that both his career and his already active sex life blossom. But "Dr. Nicholas M. Zajac, a hand surgeon with Schatzman, Gingeleskie, Mengerink & Associates", soon seduces him with the offer of a hand transplant. Unfortunately, "there were some strings attached to the donor hand" in the shape of its former owner's widow, Mrs Clausen from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Wallingford soon discovers that the transplant is only the beginning of his problems, as he goes in search of what transpires to be his "fourth hand". The Fourth Hand is a wonderfully funny and compulsive novel, which manages to encapsulate Irving's hallmark black humour with an incredibly tender pathos and gentle wisdom. Wallingford is a marvellous, flawed protagonist, a foolish, vain but ultimately decent man, while Zajac is one of Irving's finest comic creations. Above all, The Fourth Hand is a wonderful and lyrical love story, which is destined to become a classic. --Jerry Brotton
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKWhile reporting a story from India, New York journalist Patrick Wallingford inadvertently becomes his own headline when his left hand is eaten by a lion. In Boston, a renowned surgeon eagerly awaits the opportunity to perform the nations first hand transplant. But what if the donors widow demands visitation rights with the hand? In answering this unexpected question, John Irving has written a novel that is by turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, offering a penetrating look at the power of second chances and the will to change.Praise for The Fourth HandA rich and deeply moving tale . . . Vintage Irving: a story of two very disparate people, and the strange and unexpected ways we grow . . . Irvings novels are perceptive and precise reflections of the world around us.The Washington Post Book WorldA blend of sexual farce, journalistic satire, and tender love story . . . From what at first seems bizarre, Irving builds the best kind of love story: an improbable one. Wallingford gets more than a transplanted hand; he begins to find his soul.USA TodayA riveting entertainment and certainly one of the funniest novels of the year. The authoritative control of Irvings storytelling has never been more impressive. . . . The delighted reader is powerless to look away.Chicago Sun-Times[A] thoroughly satisfying literary experience . . . Irvings most compassionate and redemptive [novel] to date . . . [His] mastery of characterization is unequaled in American novelists of the day.St. Louis Post-DispatchA beautiful story about the redemptive power of love.The Denver Post By turns brilliantly comic and emotionally moving, this "New York Times" #1 bestseller is hailed as "a riveting entertainment and certainly one of the funniest novels of the year" ("Chicago Sun-Times"). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780345449344
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