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    "annotation": "<p><span>A&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity,&nbsp;<em>In One Person</em>&nbsp;is a story of unfulfilled love&mdash;tormented, funny, and affecting&mdash;and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of&nbsp;<em>In One Person</em>, 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,\"&nbsp;<em>The World According to Garp</em>.<br /><em>In One Person</em>&nbsp;is a poignant tribute to Billy&rsquo;s friends and lovers&mdash;a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least,&nbsp;<em>In One Person</em>&nbsp;is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself \"worthwhile.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p>",
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