Orphan Train [Large Print] by Christina Baker Kline

Orphan Train [Large Print] by Christina Baker Kline

Christina Baker Kline is a relentless storyteller. Once she sets her hook and starts reeling you in, struggle becomes counterproductive. The narrative line is too taut, the angler at the other end too skillful. -- Richard Russo Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude? As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past. Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren't as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.

Christina Baker Kline was born in Cambridge, England, and raised in the South and Maine in the United States. She is the author of five books, as well as the coeditor of About Face: Women Write on What They See in the Mirror and the coauthor of The Dialogue Begins: Moms and Daughters Discuss Living Feminism. Kline lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her husband and three sons.

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ISBN 13	9780062887870
ISBN 10	0062887874
Title	Orphan Train [Large Print]
Author	Christina Baker Kline
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2019-01-08
Number of pages	432
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