John Irving, Author, Jason Culp ... follows the idiosyncratic journey to adulthood of Adam, an illegitimate child born and raised in New England who becomes a writer. The search for Adam ...

where park signs honor Irving contributions to their upkeep. Children playing in an inflatable pool with a parent in Crescent Valley, a neighborhood of subsidized housing in Saint John.

His new book is called Avenue of Mysteries and imagines the life of a crippled street-child from Mexico ... The Avenue of Mysteries by John Irving is out now.