Irving is among the best storytellers working today. At the core of Irving's own moral concerns is a rare and enduring appreciation for human kindness.

Comprehensive in its scope and originality, a novel that is as good as one could expect from any author, anywhere, at any time. Gripping, moving, and consistently satisfying.

An old-fashioned, generous novel, whose epic yearning is rooted in the nineteenth century, somewhere between Trollope and Twain.

The Rules of the Cider House is filled with people you can love and feel for. The characters in John Irving's novel break all the rules yet remain noble and freedom-loving.