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Set in rural maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of dr. It was hard for me to feel any sense of connection to the different characters, and i cared very little about homers life at ocean view i was always anxious to get back to st. At the base of irvings own moral concerns is a rare and lasting regard for human. An american classic first published in 1985 by william morrow and adapted into an. The cider house rules by john irving overdrive rakuten.
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