“Until I Find You: A Novel” by John Irving. Random House. Hardcover​​​​

“Until I Find You: A Novel” by John Irving. • Hardcover • Random House, 2005 • 848 Pages • Excellent Condition ———————- Until I Find You is the story of actor Jack Burns – his life, loves, and astonishing search for the truth about his parents. William, a brilliant church organist and profligate womanizer, has always just departed in a wave of scandal, with a new tattoo somewhere on his body from a local master or “scratcher.” Jack abandons his quest, and is educated at schools in Canada and New England – including a girls’ school in Toronto. His real education consists of his relationships with older women – from Emma Oastler, who initiates him into erotic life, to the girls of St. Hilda’s, with whom he first appears on stage, to the abusive Mrs. Machado, whom he first meets when sent to learn wrestling at a local gym. This is a book about obsession and loss, truth and storytelling, and the traces we can’t get rid of. A tale of deception, Until I Find Youis also a swaggering comic novel, a giant tapestry of life’s hopes. It is a masterpiece to compare with John Irving’s great novels, and restates the author’s claim to be considered the most glorious, comic, moving novelist at work today. ——————————— Review “As ever, Irving is at his best with the family relationships. he creates. It is here that Irving puts a chokehold on his readers…” - Calgary Herald “Until I Find You . . . cuts closer to the bone than any of [Irving’s] previous works.” –Ottawa Citizen