Rules - The Cider House

St. Cloud’s redefines family as a bond of shared history rather than blood.

The book explores the burden of having a choice and the tragedy of having none. The Cider House Rules

Irving refuses to provide easy answers, forcing characters to break their own rules to do what is "right." Legacy and Adaptation it follows Homer Wells

John Irving’s 1985 novel, The Cider House Rules , is a sprawling epic that tackles the heavy friction between law, morality, and the messiness of human life. Set primarily in a remote Maine orphanage named St. Cloud’s, it follows Homer Wells, a perpetual orphan, and his mentor, Dr. Wilbur Larch. The Heart of St. Cloud’s a perpetual orphan