John Irving — A Widow for One Year
London, Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of John Irving's bestselling novel. The book is split into three sections, following the life of Ruth Cole from 1958 to 1996. Irving splits the work according to Ruth's major life events; the breaking apart of her family, the witness of a murder and her eventual marriage. The first section of the novel was made into a movie, 'The Door in the Floor' in 2004. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in lovely condition. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition with only minor bumping to the base of boards. Ink inscription to title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
