Let’s face it, it’s impossible and stupid to think that we can re-invent the wheel. It’s a story about all of the cliched stuff that most books write about, but Cider House Rules is just written better, with no hurry in the writing, not a rush in site and for me, that’s one of the reasons its always going to be in my top 30 books to read again. First, kiss, first love, first heartbreak and so many disappointments from the people around him.Įxperiences enough to send home back to the orphanage to take over from the role of Dr from his old mentor Dr Larch.Īnd that’s it really, that’s what the story is about, but it’s much more than just that. Homer came across a lot of firsts while he was away, teaching him all that he wanted to know about life. A list that no one reads, making it a useless list for the workers and it seems of the life that they followed.

The rules of the cider house are written on a sheet of paper attached to the wall of the workers accommodation. When a beautiful young girl, Cathy Kendall, and her young soldier boyfriend, Wally Worthington come to the orphanage for an abortion, Homer leaves with them and goes back to Ocean View Orchards, Wally Worthington family home and business. Unable to find him the right adoptive family, Dr Larch begins to train him in all the ways of medicine, except abortions, the one thing Homer refused to learn and the that took Homer away to find his way in the world. This book is set in Maine, as is the orphanage in which the main character Homer Wells is the eldest resident. What about leftover food? If i’m able, i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.Ĭooking isn’t hard, neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes My mum used to say, “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?įor me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste.

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The Cider House Rules by John Irving