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A widow for one year : a novel / John Irving.

Summary:

A girl discovers her mother in bed with a teenage boy and later the mother abandons her. Meanwhile, her father is seducing young girls. So begins the story of Ruth Cole, a famous writer struggling to overcome childhood traumas and find love.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0375501371
  • ISBN: 9780375501371
  • Physical Description: xiv, 537 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [1998]
Subject:
Single mothers > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Women novelists > Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Romance fiction.

Available copies

  • 61 of 64 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 64 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Mars Hill Library FIC IRV (Text) 30229000237684 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Irving (Text) 101091000295678 Adult Fiction Available -
Alleghany Public Library F IRVING (Text) 30664100077954 Adult Fiction Available -
Anderson Creek Public Library F Irv (Text) 33630002837222 Adult Fiction Available -
Angier Public Library F Irv (Text) 33632002030816 Adult Fiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library FIC IRV (Text) 31111001209380 Adult Fiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library FIC (Text) 38344100810140 Adult Fiction Available -
Barco Library F IRV (Text) 39488200259424 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main F IRV (Text) 2000510023 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/20/2026
Bladen Main Branch FIC IRV (Text) 30441100035708 Adult Fiction Available -

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