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100 1 a| Irving, John,d| 1942-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvHcpDmgMkXHkRqD6Y3wC=| ^A130592;

245 10 a| Queen Esther :b| a novel /c| John Irving.;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Simon & Schuster,c| 2025.;

300 a| 409 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Includes discussion questions.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Jewish womenv| Fiction.=| ^A527584;

650 0 a| Antisemitismv| Fiction.=| ^A600077;

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650 0 a| Identity (Psychology)v| Fiction.=| ^A533411;

651 0 a| New Hampshirev| Fiction.=| ^A569844;

651 0 a| Vienna (Austria)v| Fiction.=| ^A64542;

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Queen Esther : a novel / John Irving.

Author/creator	Irving, John, 1942- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	409 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	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.

Abstract	"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.
General note	Includes discussion questions.
Genre/form	Historical fiction.
Genre/form	Bildungsromans.
Genre/form	Novels.
Genre/form	Romans.
ISBN	9781501189449
ISBN	1501189441 (hardcover)

Queen Esther : a novel / John Irving.

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