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The Cider House Rules

byJohn Irving

Who is this book for? Readers interested in complex character studies and moral dilemmas.

Topics PhysiciansOrphanagesAbortionAddictionMoralityFamilyComing of ageRelationshipsSocial issuesPersonal choicesLoveIdentity
MoodReflective
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceMild
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
'The reason Homer Wells kept his name was that he came back to St Cloud's so many times, after so many failed foster homes, that the orphanage was forced to acknowledge Homer's intention to make St Cloud's his home.' Homer Wells' odyssey begins among the apple orchards of rural Maine. As the oldest unadopted child at St Cloud's orphanage, he strikes up a profound and unusual friendship with Wilbur Larch, the orphanage's founder - a man of rare compassion and an addiction to ether. What he learns from Wilbur takes him from his early apprenticeship in the orphanage surgery, to an adult life running a cider-making factory and a strange relationship with the wife of his closest friend...

Language

en

Published on

01/01/2012

Pages

704

Format

eBook

ISBN

9781448111893

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