| 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. |
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