Queen Esther
Irving, John, 1942-2025
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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 14, 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 76.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Library | Adult Fiction | Hardback | On loan - Due: 30 Apr 2026 |
Main title:
Queen Esther / John Irving.
Author:
Irving, John, 1942-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Scribner, 2025.
Collation:
409 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, LLC.
ISBN:
9781471179129 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.54FFICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4181696