A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love � tormented, funny, and affecting � and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a �sexual suspect�, a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 � in his landmark novel of �terminal cases�*, The World According to Garp*.

His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving�s In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy�s friends and lovers � a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself �worthwhile�.