Hardcover
English language
Published by Ballantine Books, Modern Library.
Hardcover
English language
Published by Ballantine Books, Modern Library.
Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Clouds. It is also the story of his favorite orphan, Homer, who is never adopted.