《寡居的一年》以委婉的叙述方式剥开了爱的各个复杂层面，直达其最神秘、最黑暗的深层角落……纽约州东汉普顿的海滩上，这个夏天之于着名的儿童读物作家泰德·科尔亦或他美丽的妻子玛丽恩来说，都是生命中最为不平凡的一段时光。俩人也曾拥有甜蜜幸福的时光，却因为十几年前突如其来的惨剧而彻底粉碎--那场车祸中，他们失去了两个儿子。十年蹉跎，两人虽然表面上恩爱如昔，婚姻已名存实亡。现在，他们惟一能够达成共识的就是对聪明可爱的小女儿罗丝不可逆转的爱。本来，科尔一家虽然不幸，却在情感上达成了某种程度的平衡共同维系着这个家，可是泰德的不忠却打破了这一平衡……然后，埃迪·奥海尔出现了。
泰德表面上雇用埃迪作为自己的助手，实则希望他可以成为自己和妻子所面对难堪的婚姻关系的催化剂。可以说，埃迪一直将泰德视为自己的偶像。然而泰德不稳定甚至古怪的工作习惯很快使得满怀热情的埃迪整日无所事事--他开始将心思花在风韵犹存、引人无限遐想的女主人身上；反之，只有16岁的埃迪也重燃了玛丽恩作为一个母亲乃至一个女人的热情。在与玛丽恩肉体纠缠的同时，埃迪却渐渐意识到，泰德看似无能的外表背后实则隐藏着某些更为深层的晦涩……夏天在慢慢消逝，玛丽恩和泰德都需要为自己的未来重新选择生活。 ps.blind assassin
书评：
令人惊异的丰富与原创性，《寡居的一年》是欲振乏力的二十世纪末小说中罕见的佳作，当读者将离开这个深邃而精细的想像世界时，都将感到难舍难离。——斯蒂芬·金
一本让人震撼、令人感动的小说，将旧式与新式的叙述技巧完美地熔于一炉。——《纽约时报》
具有深层的魅力……《寡居的一年》的丰富与美丽具有多样性，享受它是人生的乐趣之一。 ——《洛杉矶时报》
《寡居的一年》具有聪颖的写作技巧，是一本徘徊不散的悲伤，我们很容易将自我投射于主角的家庭故事。欧文是当今少数能用近乎反讽与幽默手法写作忧伤的作家。 ——《今日美国》
《寡居的一年》提供了其他作家同类型小说无法提供的阅读乐趣。 ——《达拉斯晨报》
欧文的颠峰之作……有令人狂喜的角色、令人着迷不已故事。 ——《时代周刊》

This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields, a feminist leader ahead of her time. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes, even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with lunacy and sorrow, yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries-with more than ten million copies in print-this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases."

This acadamy-award winning screenplay by John Irving was written over a fourteen year period and is the companion screenplay to the Miramax film, co-starring Michael Caine, who won the Acadmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr.Wilbur Larch.
The Cider House Rules is set in rural Maine in the first half of this century. It tells the story of Homer Wells, an orphan who is raised and mentored by Wilbur Larch, the doctor at the orphanage. Dr. Larch teaches Homer eveything about medicine. Yet though his capacity for kindness is saintly, Larch is also an ether addict. He and Homer come into conflict, which is typical of many father-son relationships, but in this case, their conflict is intensified by their disagreements about abortion. The result is Homer leaves the only family he has ever known.
Homer's new life provides more excitement than he could have imagined, especially when he falls in love for the first time. But, when forced to make decisions that will change the course of his future, Homer finally realizes that he can't escape his past. The Cider House Rules is ultimately about the choices we make and the rules that are meant to be broken.

A story of unfulfilled love--dark and tormented, but affecting--John Irving's most political novel since "The World According to Garp."