In One Person - John Irving, Doubleday

A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity,&,nbsp,In One Person&,nbsp,is a story of unfulfilled love - tormented, funny, and affecting - and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a 'sexual suspect', a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 - in his landmark novel of 'terminal cases', The World According to Garp.His most political novel since&,nbsp,The Cider House Rules&,nbsp,and&,nbsp,A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving's&,nbsp,In One Person&,nbsp,is a poignant tribute to Billy's friends and lovers - a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least,&,nbsp,In One Person&,nbsp,is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself 'worthwhile'.