The Fourth Hand
Author: John Irving
“Imagine a young man on his way to a less-than-thirty second event — the loss of his left hand, long before he reached middle age.”,,The Fourth Hand asks an interesting question: “How can anyone identify a dream of the future?” The answer: “Destiny is not imaginable, except in dreams or to those in love.”,While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist ha….Read More
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