Orphan Train: A Heartfelt Historical Novel Spanning

Orphan Train: A Heartfelt Historical Novel Spanning Generations and Friendship

The #1 New York Times BestsellerNow featuring a sneak peek at Christina's forthcoming novel A Piece of the World, coming February 2017.Christina Baker Klineâ€™s #1 New York Times bestselling novelâ€”the captivating story of a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers to long-buried questionsâ€¦now with an extended scene that addresses the number one question readers ask, and an excerpt from Klineâ€™s upcoming novel A Piece of the World.â€œA lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of Americaâ€™s history. Beautiful.â€â€”Ann PackerBetween 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 woman clean out her home 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 novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2020-06-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Mariner Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2020-06-30
Format	Kindle eBook

Orphan Train: A Heartfelt Historical Novel Spanning Generations and Friendship

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