John Irving Don’t read John Irving’s latest novel, “Queen Esther,” based on hearing it’s a sequel to “Cider House Rules.” “Queen Esther” revisits Dr. Wilbur Larch and the orphanage […] ...

Purim is not only a celebration of Jewish survival. It is a political handbook. The Book of Esther reads less like ancient folklore and more like a case study in how to endure — and outmaneuver — ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In John Irving's next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud's, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” Simon & Schuster announced ...

The Bible's Queen Esther is basically a Cinderella story; what author Tommy Tenney does is put a person under the crown. "Hadassah: One Night With the King" is about a humble Jewish girl who is picked ...

Novelist John Irving says he knew he was on track when he figured out how “Queen Esther” would end. Now he faced a new challenge: How the story began. “Like all my novels, that’s the thing I see most ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, starting Saturday evening, centers on the biblical Book of Esther. Set during the ancient Persian Empire, the story recounts how King Ahasuerus marries the beautiful ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — In John Irving’s next book, ...

NEW YORK – In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” Simon & Schuster announced Feb. 6 that ...