Stoner: A Novel Condition:Like New decides to file a wrongful

decides to file a wrongful birth lawsuit against her obstetrician for the compensation which might ensure a lifetime of care for Willow

" not wanting to let on that we haven't the slightest idea what they're talking about

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testing against fresh evidence the long-dominant assumption that it was inevitable

and deception

Stoner: A Novel Condition:Like New decides to file a wrongfulWilliam Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely. Yet with truthfulness, compassion, and intense power, this novel uncovers a story of universal value. Stoner tells of the conflicts, defeats,