When Jack Burns needed to hold his mother's hand, his finge… - John Irving

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When Jack Burns needed to hold his mother's hand, his fingers could see in the dark.

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John Winslow Irving (born 2 March 1942) is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (for The Cider House Rules, based on his novel of the same name).

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Alternative Names: John Winslow Irving • John Wallace Blunt, Jr.

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When Jack Burns needed to hold his mother's hand, his fingers could see in the dark. - John Irving

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