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jimlynchIf Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »
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    Border Songs

    Jim Lynch

The Cider House Rules

by John Irving

The Cider House Rules Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

"AN OLD-FASHIONED, BIG-HEARTED NOVEL . . . with its epic yearning caught in the 19th century, somewhere between Trollope and Twain . . . The rich detail makes for vintage Irving."

--The Boston Sunday Globe

"The Cider House Rules is filled with people to love and to feel for. . . . The characters in John Irving's novel break all the rules, and yet they remain noble and free-spirited. Victims of tragedy, violence, and injustice, their lives seem more interesting and full of thought-provoking dilemmas than the lives of many real people."

--The Houston Post

"John Irving's sixth and best novel . . . He is among the very best storytellers at work today. At the base of Irving's own moral concerns is a rare and lasting regard for human kindness."

--The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Entertaining and affecting . . . John Irving is the most relentlessly inventive writer around. He proliferates colorful incidents and crotchets of character. . . . A truly astounding amount of artistry and ingenuity."

--The San Diego Union

About the Author

John Irving published his first novel at the age of twenty-six. He has received awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation; he has won an O. Henry Award, a National Book Award, and an Academy Award. Mr. Irving lives with his family in Toronto and Vermont.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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joaneh, May 4, 2008 (view all comments by joaneh)
Cider House Rules was a very engaging book; one that I will probably read again. It is a coming of age story of a young boy growing up in an orphanage. It is filled with unusual perspective and highly intelligent writing, as well as a great deal of humor. It will surely be a classic.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345387653
Author:
Irving, John
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
American
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Abortion
Subject:
Movie-TV Tie-In
Subject:
Physicians
Subject:
Orphanages
Subject:
Physicians -- Maine -- Fiction.
Subject:
Movie-TV Tie-In - General
Subject:
Media Tie-In - General
Edition Description:
1st Ballantine Books ed.
Series Volume:
104-32
Publication Date:
January 1994
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
608
Dimensions:
6.96x4.28x1.02 in. .59 lbs.

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