The fourth hand

By John Irving

Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. in fiction, Donation of organs, tissues, Love stories, Hand, Psychological fiction, Accessible book, Transplant surgeons in fiction, Surgery, Donation of organs, tissues, etc. in fiction, Protected DAISY, Transplantation of organs, tissues, Fiction, Television journalists, Football fans, Transplant surgeons, Hand in fiction, Television journalists in fiction

Description: "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 has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant; meanwhile, in the distracting aftermath of an acrimonious divorce, the surgeon is seduced by his housekeeper. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand - that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy."--BOOK JACKET.