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Description edit
"The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels." So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Berry: Narrator of the tale.
- Win Berry: Win Berry is the father of the family. he is a dreamer, without him, their would've never been the idea of the hotel.
- Mary Berry: She is the wife of Win Berry and mother of Franny, Frank, John, Lily and Egg. Without her help, The hotel would not have had that big of a succes.
- Franny Berry: Add a description of this character.
- Frank Berry
- Coach Bob: Also known as Iowa Bob.
- Lilly Berry: A writer.
- Ronda Ray: Housekeeper at the 1st Hotel New Hampshire.
- Freud
- Chip Dove: Football player who rapes Franny.
- Susie the Bear: Not actually a bear.
- Ernst: Terrorist who resembles Chip Dove
- Bitty Tuck: Rich girl who fancies John.
- Chester Pulaski: Football player who rapes Franny.
- Lenny Metz: Football player who rapes Franny.
- Junior Jones: African-American football player who rescues Franny after she is raped.
- Egg Berry: Youngest Berry child.
First Sentence edit
The summer my father bought the bear, none of us was born-we weren't even conceived: not Frank, the oldest; not Franny, the loudest; not me, the next; and not the youngest of us, Lilly and Egg.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1981. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Noble House, and followed by Cujo.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Irving (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Country: America
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 052512800X
Page Count: 401
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Country: America
Publication Date: 1981
ISBN: 052512800X
Page Count: 401
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3559.R8 H6 1981
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( I ) › Irving, John
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Psychological & Suspense
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Domestic Life
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Family Saga
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
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