Cider House Rules
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Book Description
Set among the apple orchards of rural Maine, it is a peverse world in which Homer Wells' odyssey begins. As the oldest unadopted offspring at St Cloud's orphanage, he learns about the skills which, one way or another, help young and not-so-young women, from Wilbur Larch, the orphanage's founder -- a man of rare compassion and an addiction to ether.Dr Larch loves all his orphans, especically Homer ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Black Swan |
Binding | Paperback (36 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 731 |
ISBN-10 | 0552992046 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0552992046 |
Publication Date | 07/01/1986 |
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5/26/2010 Marsha Macalush said: One of the best books I have ever read. So disappointed when I saw the movie version, missed so many important/vital parts of the book.
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10/7/2009 Sharon Koontz said: 554641
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5/17/2008 Dorman Shindler said:
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All of Irving's fiction remains, for me, some of the best in contemporary American literature. I picked this one, but I could easily have picked any one of his other titles, including THE WATER-METHOD MAN (easily his funniest novel ever, and a favorite), A SON OF THE CIRCUS (a structurally complica... more
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