The Cider House Rules (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Irving, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786226749 ISBN 13: 9780786226740

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2000

Synopsis

The practices of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician, orphanage director, ether addict, and abortionist--are hindered, abetted, and continued, in turn, by his favorite orphan, Homer Wells.

About this title

Review:

"The Cider House Rules is difficult to define and impossible not to admire" (Daily Telegraph)

"John Irving has been compared with Kurt Vonnegut and J. D. Salinger but is arguably more inventive than either. Wry, laconic, he sketches his characters with an economy that springs from a feeling for words and mastery over his craft. This superbly original book is one to be read and remembered" (The Times)

"Funnier than Garp...it's an irresistibly readable yarn spun by a master's voice" (Time Out)

"Like the rest of Irving's fiction, it is often disconcerting, but always exciting and provoking" (Observer)

From the Publisher:

reviews
'Funnier than Garp...it's an irresistibly readable yarn spun by a master's voice' Time Out

'John Irving has been compared with kurt Vonnegut and J.D.Salinger but is arguably more inventive than either. Wry, laconic, he sketches his characters with an economy that springs from a feeling for words and mastery over his craft. This superbly original book is one to be read and remembered' The Times

'The Cider House Rules is difficult to define and impossible not to admire' Daily Telegraph

'Like the rest of Irving's fiction, it is often disconcerting, but always exciting and provoking' Observer

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0786226749
• ISBN 13: 9780786226740
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1064