The Cider House Rules by John Irving

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author; John Irving
• Title: The Cider House Rules
• Publisher: ‎ William Morrow and Company, Inc. (1985)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover – 560 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 068803036X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0688030360
• Item Weight: ‎ 2.2 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.6 x 1.6 x 9.03 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good (may show minor wear on edges)

Synopsis:

An American classic first published in 1985 by William Morrow and adapted into an Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules is among John Irving's most beloved novels.

Set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth 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.

About the Author:

John Irving published his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, in 1968. He has been nominated for a National Book Award three times-winning once, in 1980, for the novel The World According to Garp. He also received an O. Henry Award, in 1981, for the short story "Interior Space."

In 1992, Mr. Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules-a film with seven Academy Award nominations. In 2001, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

For more information about the author, please visit www.john-irving.com