Queen Esther : a novel / John Irving.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irving, John, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physicians--Fiction.

Physicians.

Orphanages--Fiction.

Orphanages.

Jewish children--Fiction.

Jewish children.

Jewish women--Fiction.

Jewish women.

Antisemitism--Fiction.

Antisemitism.

Adopted children--Fiction.

Adopted children.

Identity (Psychology)--Fiction.

Identity (Psychology).

New Hampshire--Fiction.

New Hampshire.

Vienna (Austria)--Fiction.

Vienna (Austria).

Israel--Fiction.

Israel.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Coming-of-age fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

409 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Summary:

"Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on boardthe 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.

Notes:

Includes discussion questions.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Schneidman Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781501189449

1501189441

OCLC:

1546234145