A classic saga of love and choice from the brilliant John Irving, author of such international bestsellers as The World According to Garp and The Hotel New Hampshire, The Cider House Rules and Son of the Circus, A Prayer for Owen Meany " and "Men are not her life." So, a young doctor comes to a provincial town to work in an orphanage. He helps the women of these orphans give birth, he raises the children abandoned by them... This is a book about how everyone dreams of a family, especially an orphan. This is a book about simple life rules that people must adhere to if they want to remain human, about the obligations that real people take on and fulfill, and about the calling that, whatever one may say, everyone has in life, but not everyone has it. will find. The film version of the novel, directed by Lasse Hallström (starring Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine), was nominated for seven Oscars and received two Oscars, one of which went to Irving himself - for best screenplay.

The book was also published under the title “Cider House Rules.”