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.
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["American fiction (fictional works by one author)""Physiciansfiction""Mainefiction""Fiction""Physicians""Orphanages in fiction""Orphanages""Abortion""Physicians in fiction""Abortion in fiction""collectionID:bannedbooks""Young men"]