{"product_id":"queen-esther","title":"QUEEN ESTHER - John Irving","description":"\u003cp\u003e~ Standard Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~ New Release - 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturn to the world of John Irving's bestselling classic novel \u003cem\u003eThe Cider House Rules\u003c\/em\u003e, with \u003cem\u003eQueen Esther\u003c\/em\u003e which revisits the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Larch takes in Esther, a three-year-old Jewish girl whose life has been shaped by antisemitism . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich­ly tex­tured with unfor­get­table char­ac­ters, vivid set­tings, and famil­ial love,\u003cem\u003e Queen Esther\u003c\/em\u003e examines relationships,  the nature of identity and the gnawing horror of antisemitism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eQueen Esther\u003c\/em\u003e is quintessential Irving: layered, funny, heartbreaking, and full of the strange humanity he has always captured so well.” -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCanadian Jewish News\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50079237144828,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1166\/0466\/files\/20260616_124900_b535e01d-a706-4caa-b9b1-7d5ea08bd120.jpg?v=1784313366","url":"https:\/\/gwbookstore-london.myshopify.com\/products\/queen-esther","provider":"Goodwill Bookstore - London Adelaide","version":"1.0","type":"link"}