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The Cider House Rules: A Novel (Modern Library)

Book information

Publisher
Ltd, Garp Enterprises
Year
1985
ISBN
0679603352, 9780679603351
LCC
PS3559.R8 C5 1999
Open Library ID
OL40021M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
578 kB (591748 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Pages
522\0
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is John Irving's sixth novel. Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--saint and obstetrician, founder and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Cloud's, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch's favorite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted.

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