Queen Esther -- John Irving - Hardcover

by John Irving

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After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther--a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism. Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish /* FONTS AND COLORS */ body { font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.428571429; color: #333; background-color: white; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { color: black; } .navbar a, .navbar a:active, .navbar a:hover, .navbar a:visited { color: #333; } .product-specs { background-color: #f1f1f1; padding: 1em; } .product-specs td { font-size:12px; } .attr-left { min-width:6em; font-weight:bold; vertical-align:top; } .attr-right { vertical-align:top; } div.footer { border-top: 1px solid #f1f1f1; } .navbar-default { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #f2f2f2 100%); background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff 0%, #f2f2f2 100%); background-repeat: repeat-x; border-radius: 4px; -w

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Year: 2025
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781501189449
• Condition: Fine

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