The cider house rules
a novel
by John Irving
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"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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American fiction (fictional works by one author), Physicians, fiction, Maine, fiction, Fiction, Physicians, Orphanages in fiction, Orphanages, Abortion, Physicians in fiction, Abortion in fiction, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, In library, collectionID:bannedbooks, Young menPlaces
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The Cider House Rules
2000, Thorndike Press
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- U.S. Softcover large print edition
0786226757 9780786226757
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The cider house rules: a novel
1997, Ballantine Books
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0345417941 9780345417947
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The cider house rules: a novel
1985, Morrow, William Morrow
in English
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068803036X 9780688030360
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Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Clouds. It is also the story of his favorite orphan, Homer, who is never adopted.
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| July 18, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| November 13, 2021 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Merge works |
| November 13, 2021 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Added new cover |
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