The cover of John Irving's new novel, In One Person (Simon & Schuster, $28), is an evolving mystery. At first glance, the smooth skin and long fingers reaching around to unhook a bra apparently belong to a female body. As Irving's bisexual protagonist (the author's first) tells his story, however, the reader second-guesses that female body. Is it a man? A transgender man? A transgender woman? Is the person taking the bra off or putting it on?
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