Bøker av Christina Baker Kline

The #1 New York Times Bestseller“A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of America’s history. Beautiful.”—Ann PackerMoving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and unexpected friendship.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 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.

The runaway bestseller that has swept the nation, with more than one million copies soldBetween 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 luck and chance.This is the story of one such child.As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was 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. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are reminders 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.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train comes a novel about friendship and the memories that haunt usOn the night of her high school graduation, Kathryn Campbell sits around a bonfire with her four closest friends, including the beautiful but erratic Jennifer. "I'll be fine," Jennifer says, as she walks away from the dying embers and towards the darkness of the woods. She never comes back.Ten years later, Kathryn has tried to build a life for herself, with a marriage and a career as a journalist, but she still feels the conspicuous void of Jennifer's disappearance. When her divorce sends her reeling back to the Maine town where she grew up, she finds herself plunged into a sea of memories. With nothing left to lose, she is determined to answer one simple question: What happened to Jennifer Pelletier?

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train comes a novel about buried secrets and the redemptive power of forgiveness.Cassie Simon is a struggling artist living in New York City. When she receives a call from a magistrate in Sweetwater, TN, telling her she has inherited sixty acres of land from her grandfather, whom she never knew, she takes it as a sign: it's time for a change. She moves into the house where her mother, Ellen, was born--and where she died tragically when Cassie was three.From the moment she arrives in Sweetwater, Cassie is overwhelmed by the indelible mark her mother's memory had left behind. As she delves into the thicket of mystery that surrounds her mother's death, Cassie begins to understand the desperate measures the human heart is capable of.

En umiddelbar New York Times bestselger! Produsentene av Big Little Lies har opsjon på TV-serien. Forfatteren av bestselgeren Barna fra toget vender her tilbake med en ambisiøs, følelsessterk roman om tre kvinner, hvis liv er knyttet til hverandre i et nytt samfunn i Australia på 1800-tallet. Evangeline er en ung og naiv guvernante i London da hun blir forført av sønnen til arbeidsgiveren sin. Hun blir gravid og sendes til det beryktede fengselet Newgate. Etter noen måneder i det illeluktende, overfylte fengselet får hun vite at hun skal overflyttes til en straffekoloni i Australia, "landet bortenfor alle hav". Fremtiden er usikker, men Evangeline vet én ting: Barnet hun bærer, vil bli født under overfarten dit. Underveis blir Evangeline kjent med Hazel, som ble dømt til syv års fengsel for å stjele en sølvskje. Hazel eren dyktig jordmor med kunnskap om helbredende urter. Snart tilbyr hun sine tjenester til både de andre fangene og sjømennene, i bytte mot andre tjenester. Selv om Australia har vært aboriginenes hjemland i mer enn 50 000 år, har de blitt sett på som en plage av den britiske regjeringen. Mange er blitt tvangsflyttet, og landet er overtatt av hvite kolonister. En av de tvangsflyttede er foreldreløse Mathinna, datteren av en stammeleder, som nå er adoptert av den nye guvernøren. I denne storslagne romanen blir vi kjent med et nytt samfunn i et vakkert land som står overfor mange utfordringer. Her fortelles historien om Australia fra et friskt perspektiv gjennom opplevelsene til Evangeline, Hazel og Mathinna. Livet i Australia kan være hardt og brutalt, men for noen er det også en mulighet til å begynne på nytt. "Nydelig. Skildrer et gryende samfunn på en strålende måte." Kristin Hannah "Dyktige Christina Baker Kline er på sitt beste i denne episke og samtidig nærgående fortellingen om 1800-tallets Australia. Jeg elsket denne boka." Paula McLain, forfatter "Et mesterverk fylt av originale tanker,

En gripende fortelling om et uvanlig vennskap. 17 år gamle Molly Ayer har bodd i tolv forskjellige fosterhjem. Hun er blitt jult opp, hun har måttet sove i en iskald vinterhage, og en fosterfar lærte henne å rulle jointer. Nå har hun blitt dømt til samfunnsstraff for å stjele en bok på biblioteket. Hun skal hjelpe en eldre kvinne med å rydde på loftet. Vivian Daly er 91 år gammel og kjenner seg igjen i unge Molly. Hun ble tidlig foreldreløs etter at hele familien døde i en brann. Sammen med hundrevis av andre barn ble hun satt på et tog i New York og fraktet til Midtvesten. Alt ble tatt fra henne, til og med navnet hennes. Siden har hun forsøkt å fortrenge det vonde hun måtte gjennomgå. Mens de sorterer eiendeler på loftet, vekkes gamle minner til liv. Molly bestemmer seg for å hjelpe Vivian med å finne svar på spørsmålene som har tynget henne hele livet ... «En av de sterkeste bøkene jeg noen gang har lest ... Jeg anmoder deg, nei, bønnfaller deg om å velge denne boken neste gang. Du kommer til å snakke om den i årevis!» Naples Daily News (FL) «Fengslende ... En inderlig sidevender om to kvinners søken etter røttene sine.» Publishers Weekly « ... en dramatisk, følelsesladd fortelling fra en forsømt del av den amerikanske historien.» Kirkus Reviews «En engasjerende historie om tap, tilpasning og mot ... Med empati og finfølelse presenterer Kline et lite kjent kapittel i amerikansk historie, og trekker paralleller til vårt moderne fosterhjemssystem.» Library Journal "En skatt." Huffington Post "En av de nydeligste romanene i 2013 ... Dette er en varm, givende og inspirerende historie." The New Maine Times Book Review

The #1 New York Times BestsellerNow featuring a sneak peek at Christina's forthcoming novelThe Exiles, coming August 2020.A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of Americas history. Beautiful.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.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPTIONED FOR TELEVISION BY BRUNA PAPANDREA, THE PRODUCER OF HBO'S BIG LITTLE LIES?A tour de force of original thought, imagination and promise ... Kline takes full advantage of fiction ? its freedom to create compelling characters who fully illuminate monumental events to make history accessible and forever etched in our minds." ? Houston ChronicleThe author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train returns with an ambitious, emotionally resonant novel about three women whose lives are bound together in nineteenth-century Australia and the hardships they weather together as they fight for redemption and freedom in a new society. Seduced by her employer's son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to ?the land beyond the seas,? Van Diemen's Land, a penal colony in Australia. Though uncertain of what awaits, Evangeline knows one thing: the child she carries will be born on the months-long voyage to this distant land. During the journey on a repurposed slave ship, the Medea, Evangeline strikes up a friendship with Hazel, a girl little older than her former pupils who was sentenced to seven years transport for stealing a silver spoon. Canny where Evangeline is guileless, Hazel?a skilled midwife and herbalist?is soon offering home remedies to both prisoners and sailors in return for a variety of favors. Though Australia has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 50,000 years, the British government in the 1840s considers its fledgling colony uninhabited and unsettled, and views the natives as an unpleasant nuisance. By the time the Medea arrives, many of them have been forcibly relocated, their land seized by white colonists. One of these relocated people is Mathinna, the orphaned daughter of the Chief of the Lowreenne tribe, who has been adopted by the new governor of Van Diemen's Land. In this gorgeous novel, Christina Baker Kline brilliantly recreates the beginnings of a new society in a beautiful and challenging land, telling the story of Australia from a fresh perspective, through the experiences of Evangeline, Hazel, and Mathinna. While life in Australia is punishing and often brutally unfair, it is also, for some, an opportunity: for redemption, for a new way of life, for unimagined freedom. Told in exquisite detail and incisive prose, The Exiles is a story of grace born from hardship, the unbreakable bonds of female friendships, and the unfettering of legacy.

'Graceful, moving and powerful . . . a wonderful story that seems to have been waiting, all this time, for Kline to come along and tell it' MICHAEL CHABONFor decades, Christina Olson's whole world has been a rocky, windswept point on the coast of Maine, the farmhouse her ancestors fled to from the Salem witch trials. A world she fears she will never leave.As a girl, farm life asked more of Christina than it did her family, her wasting limbs turning every task into a challenge. But the very tenacity that strengthened her may dash her chances for a life beyond her chores and extinguish her hopes for love.Years pass and Christina's solitude is broken by the arrival of Andrew Wyeth, a young artist who is fixated on the isolated farm house. In Christina he will discover more than a kindred spirit; for him, she will become a muse like no other...From the bestselling author of ORPHAN TRAIN comes a luminous portrait of a woman of grit and grace, as heartwarming as it is gripping. A story that allows the reader to marvel at Andrew Wyeth's iconic portrait from the other side.