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Also by John Irving:

Queen Esther, November 2025
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The Last Chairlift, October 2022
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In One Person, May 2012
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Last Night In Twisted River, November 2009
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Until I Find You, May 2006
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The Imaginary Girlfriend, December 2003
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The Fourth Hand, May 2002
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My Movie Business, October 2000
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The Cider House Rules, November 1999
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A Widow for One Year, April 1999
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The World According to Garp, May 1998
Hardcover

THE IMAGINARY GIRLFRIEND
By: John Irving

Ballantine Readers Circle

Ballantine Books
December 2003
On Sale: December 3, 2002
Featuring: John Irving
192 pages
ISBN: 0345458265
EAN: 9780345458261
Paperback
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Non-Fiction Memoir

The Imaginary Girlfriend is a candid memoir of the writers and wrestlers who played a role in John Irving's development as a novelist and as a wrestler. It also portrays a father's dedication — Irving coached his two sons to championship titles. It is an illuminating, concise work, a literary treasure.