In One Person

Spanning fifty years, In One Person is an breathtaking examination of sexual identity. A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, InOne Person is a story ofunfulfilled love -tormented, funny, andaffecting -and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences.Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells thetragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life asa sexual suspect, a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 -inhis landmark novel of terminal cases, The World AccordingtoGarp. His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and APrayer for Owen Meany, John Irvings In One Person is a poignanttribute to Billys friends and lovers -a theatrical cast ofcharacters who defy category and convention. Not least, In OnePerson is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of thesolitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himselfworthwhile.