Order History
Premium Membership & Rewards
Help Center / FAQ
10% Off
Queen Esther: A Novel
By John Irving
Hardcover
$27.00
(
$30.00
)Save 10%By John Irving
18|
Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More
Select a store to view item availability.
Notes From Your Bookseller
This story about unbreakable bonds, coming-of-age, and the search for home stars Dr. Wilbur Larch — one of John Irving's most unforgettable characters.
After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award–winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud’s, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther—a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism.
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 adop...
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 adop...
From the B&N Reads Blog
The Best Books of November & December 2025
As the year comes to a close, it’s normal to want to look back and celebrate all of the best books from the last 12 months, but we can’t forget those highly anticipated releases that head to shelves over the next few weeks. With addicting puzzles, fascinating fiction and so much more, here are the […]
Read More
Queen Esther: A Guest Post by John Irving
This story about unbreakable bonds, coming-of-age, and the search for home stars Dr. Wilbur Larch — one of John Irving’s most unforgettable characters. Read on for an exclusive essay from John Irving on writing Queen Esther. If you’re familiar with the novel or the film of The Cider House Rules, a character you know reappears […]
Read More