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fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

Some heavy hitters John Irving and Salman Rushdie among them have new books out

Six notable new novels and story collections offer varied storytelling, including returns to previous settings, intimate family vignettes, and acclaimed literary voices.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Queen Esther by John Irving review a disappointing companion to The Cider House Rules

So we approach a new Irving with caution but still a small flame of hope, which burns hotter when we learn that Queen Esther a mere 432 pages returns to the world of The Cider House Rules. That 1985 novel is one of Irving's very best, set largely in an orphanage in St Cloud's, Maine, run by Dr Wilbur Larch and his protege Homer Wells. In The Cider House Rules, Irving wrote about abortion and belonging with colour, comedy and an all-encompassing empathy.
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