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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100553258001
ISBN-139780553258004
eBay Product ID (ePID)1692424
Product Key Features
Publication Year1986
TopicLiterary
Book TitleCider House Rules
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-Classifiable, Fiction
AuthorJohn Irving
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Superb in scope and originality, a novel as good as one could hope to find from any author, anywhere, anytime. Engrossing, moving, thoroughly satisfying." --Joseph Heller
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
SynopsisFirst 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.