A bicycle accident changes Paul Rayment's solitary, self-sufficient life. Although his right leg is amputated, he refuses a prosthesis. Sixtyish, single, and childless, he must learn to navigate anew, physically and mentally, and he wonders whether he needs to be cared for - or loved. By the 2003 Nobel Prize winner. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2005.
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