Dec 29, 2009
The Cider House Rules | The Cider House Rules
At a glance:
- Author: John Irving
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1880’s to 1900; the 1920’s to the 1950’s
- Setting: Maine
- Principal Characters: Wilbur Larch, Homer Wells, Candy Worthington, Wally Worthington, Melony (Melody), Olive Worthington, Raymond Kendall, Angel Wells, Arthur Rose
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: 1950’s, Nineteenth century, 1940’s, Doctors, 1920’s, 1930’s, New England, Adoption or adopted children, Abortion, Medicine, Orphans or orphanages, Medical ethics
- Locales: Maine
The Novel
Written as a tribute to the decency and dedication of the most impressive practitioners of the
medical profession, The Cider House Rules is a multigenerational chronicle covering the life
of Wilbur Larch, who as a young doctor is drawn by compassion and judgment to forge a career as
an obstetrician and abortionist. Accepting an appointment as the director of St. Cloud’s, an
isolated, under-equipped orphanage in Maine, Larch struggles with the moral questions, medical
challenges, and social difficulties involved in helping desperate, frightened, and usually...
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