{"product_id":"orphan-train-a-novel-isbn-9780062430847","title":"Orphan Train: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Christina Baker Kline comes a novel about two women: one about to age out of the foster care system, the other 90 years old and carrying both a tremendous secret and a story of a life formed by a part of American history almost entirely forgotten: the Orphan Trains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMolly Ayer has one last chance, and she knows it. Close to being kicked out of her foster home — just months from turning 18 and aging out of the system — Molly should be grateful that her boyfriend found her a community service project: helping an old lady clean out her home. Molly can’t help but think that the 50 hours will be tedious, but at least they’ll keep her out of juvie, and right now that’s all she cares about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNinety-one-year-old Vivian Daly has lived a quiet life on the coast of Maine for decades. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are keys to a turbulent past. As she and Vivian unpack her possessions and memories, Molly is about to discover that Vivian’s story is a piece of America’s tumultuous history: the tale of a young Irish immigrant, orphaned in New York City and put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destiny would be determined by luck and chance. As Molly digs deeper into this compelling coming of age story, she finds surprising parallels in her own experience as a Penobscot Indian — and Molly realizes that she has the power to help Vivian find answers to mysteries that have haunted her for her entire life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in detail and epic in scope, \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful work of historical fiction about upheaval and resilience, second chances, unexpected friendships, and the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Kline draws a dramatic, emotional story from a neglected corner of American history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of American history. Beautiful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Packer, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dive from Clausen's Pier and Swim Back to Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling story about loss, adaptability, and courage . . . With compassion and delicacy Kline presents a little-known chapter of American history and draws comparisons with the modern-day foster care system.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most powerful novels I’ve ever read...I am compelling all of you, even begging you, to make this novel your next read. You’ll be talking about it for years to come!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaples Daily News (FL)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most intriguing, tender novels of 2013...This is a warm, satisfying, and inspirational story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Maine Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This superbly composed novel tells two parallel stories of suffering and perseverance, capturing the heart and mind equally and remaining mesmerizing through the intensely heart-wrenching conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times, Top Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing...a heartfelt page-turner about two women finding a sense of home...Kline lets us live the characters’ experiences vividly through their skin...The growth from instinct to conscious understanding to partnership between the two is the foundation for a moving tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The intertwined stories in this novel will surely please those looking for a compelling new read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gem.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A poignant and memorable story of two steadfast, courageous women...A revelation of the universal yearing for belonging, for family, for acceptance and, ultimately, the journeys we must all make to find them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen Kent, New York Times-bestselling author of The Heretic's Daughter and The Traitor's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this poignant novel Christina Baker Kline weaves a tapestry of the intertwining lives of two women and affirms our hope that the present can redeem the past and that love has a genuine power to heal. Reminiscent of Elizabeth Strout’s \u003cem\u003eAmy and Isabel\u003c\/em\u003e, this \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e carries us along until the stories of these two women become one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Morris author of Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of Elizabeth Strout’s \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabel\u003c\/i\u003e, this \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e carries us along until the stories of these two women become one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Morris, author of, most recently, Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was so moved by this book. I loved Molly and Vivian, two brave, difficult, true-hearted women who disrupt one another’s lives in beautiful ways, and loved journeying with them, through heartbreak and stretches of history I’d never known existed, out of loneliness toward family and home.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarisa de los Santos New York Times-bestselling author of Belong to Me and Falling Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I loved this book: its absorbing back-and-forth story, its vivid history, its eminently loveable characters. ORPHAN TRAIN wrecked my heart and made me glad to be literate.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Wood author of When We Were the Kennedys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In ORPHAN TRAIN, Christina Baker Kline seamlessly knits together the past and present of two women, one young and one old. 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