An edition of The CIDER HOUSE RULES (1985)

The Cider House Rules

U.S. Softcover large print edition

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An edition of The CIDER HOUSE RULES (1985)

The Cider House Rules

U.S. Softcover large print edition

by

  • ★★★★ 4.4 (17 ratings) ·
  • 64 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 20 Have read

Homer Wells had been raised from birth in the boys' division of the orphanage at St. Cloud's, Maine. Now a young man, he was the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, the orphanage physician and director. Dr. Larch provides care and comfort to the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained in medicine 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--a world whose complexities will variously challenge, confound, and confirm the lessons he learned at St. Cloud's.
--back cover

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Thorndike Press
Language
English

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Subjects

American fiction (fictional works by one author), Physicians, fiction, Maine, fiction, Fiction, Physicians, Orphanages in fiction, Orphanages, Abortion, Physicians in fiction, Abortion in fiction, collectionID:bannedbooks, Young men

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Maine

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First Sentence

"In the hospital of the orphanage-the boy's 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."

Edition Notes

Published in
Thorndike, ME, USA
Series
Thorndike Press Basic Series
Copyright Date
1985

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.8 x 1.8 inches
Weight
2.4 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9903510M
ISBN 10
0786226757
ISBN 13
9780786226757
LCCN
00090718
OCLC/WorldCat
44674077, 1015685643
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0786226757
Goodreads
1306660

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL8026340W

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Work Description

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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