Until I Find You

This beautiful, like-new first edition hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Dust cover is unmarked, blue cloth boards, and bright gilt lettering on the spine of the book. Until I Find You by John Irving is a complex, sprawling novel that explores themes of identity, loss, and the search for belonging. The story follows Jack Burns, an actor and tattoo artist who grows up with a fractured sense of self. Jack’s early life is shaped by his mother, Alice, a tattoo artist, who takes him on a journey across Europe to search for his absent father, William, an organist and a tattoo enthusiast. John Irving has noted that parts of Until I Find You are semi-autobiographical, and the novel has a personal tone as it examines how childhood experiences can shape one’s future.