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.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- 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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| 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 | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F IRVING (Text) | 39493110183433 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
| Alexander Main Library | F Irving (Text) | 34269001477604 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | F Irv (Text) | 33630005499277 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F IRV (Text) | 80605000637776 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F IRV (Text) | 50503011281138 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2026 |
| Ashe County Public Library | F IRV (Text) | 50503011289222 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Barco Library | F IRV (Text) | 39488201032507 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F IRVIN (Text) | 34208900271031 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F IRV (Text) | 0020513993350 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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