The Cider House Rules

Name: The Cider House Rules
Author: John Irving

by John Irving

Story of love and abortion set in a rural Maine apple cider manufacturing community

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John Irving

John Irving is an American author whose The World According to Garp announced one of the most distinctive voices in American fiction. His novels blend Dickensian plot machinery with dark comedy and frank sexuality to create uniquely compelling emotional experiences.

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