Queen Esther : a novel / John Irving.
"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, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501189449
- ISBN: 1501189441
- Physical Description: 409 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
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- Includes discussion questions.
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- Physicians > Fiction.
Orphanages > Fiction.
Jewish children > Fiction.
Jewish women > Fiction.
Antisemitism > Fiction.
Adopted children > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
New Hampshire > Fiction.
Vienna (Austria) > Fiction.
Israel > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction
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- 82 of 123 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 123 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hot Springs Library | FIC IRV (Text) | 30229101429701 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
