Owen is a tiny-statured, huge-spirited sprite who believes his life has a divine purpose (by the end, who can doubt it?). His story is told in retrospect by his best friend, whose mother Owen accidentally kills the one time he manages to hit a baseball. In fact, as this hugely engaging story unfolds it becomes clear that nothing is fortuitous; but oh my! how we wish God might, just this once, change His mind.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 21 November 2003 ) |
