A deluxe collector\'s edition of John Irving\'s beloved A Prayer for Owen Meany --a coming-of-age tale that ranks among the most cherished American classics, including To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye .
What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary..
The boy who hits the ball doesn\'t believe in accidents
Owen Meany believes he is God\'s instrument.
One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy\'s mother.
In the summer of 1953, two eleven-year-old boys--best friends--are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire.
A deluxe collector\'s edition of John Irving\'s beloved A Prayer for Owen Meany --a coming-of-age tale that ranks among the most cherished American classics, including To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye