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Title:
The Cider House Rules
Genre:
Literature
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Binding:
Paperback
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Chapters:
11
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:36:58
Synopsis:
“In the hospital of the orphanage —the boys’ division at St Cloud’s, Maine — two nurses were in charge of naming the new babies and checking that their little penises were healing from the obligatory circumcision.”
Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud’s, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, its physician and director. There, Dr. Larch cares for the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained by Dr. Larch, Homer assists in the former but draws the line at the latter. Then, a young man brings his beautiful fiancee to Dr. Larch for an abortion, and everything about the couple beckons Homer to the wide world outside the orphanage.
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 St. Cloud’s, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch’s favourite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted.
Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud’s, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, its physician and director. There, Dr. Larch cares for the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained by Dr. Larch, Homer assists in the former but draws the line at the latter. Then, a young man brings his beautiful fiancee to Dr. Larch for an abortion, and everything about the couple beckons Homer to the wide world outside the orphanage.
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 St. Cloud’s, ether addict and abortionist. It is also the story of Dr. Larch’s favourite orphan, Homer Wells, who is never adopted.
Author:
John Irving
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Publisher:
Vintage
Barcode:
9780224023368
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publication Year:
2012
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$9.41
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-04-07
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:36:58
