“The Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline
FARMINGTON — 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 luck or chance. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude?
Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.
Author Christina Baker Kline was born in England and raised in Maine. She is the author of five novels, including “Bird in Hand” and” The Way Life Should Be.” Writer in residence at Fordham University from 2007 to 2011, Kline is also a recent recipient of a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship and several research fellowships to Ireland and Minnesota. She lives outside of New York City and spends as much time as possible in northern Minnesota and on the coast of Maine.
Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers, 193 Broadway, will host Baker Kline’s presentation and book signing at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18.
For more information, call 207-778-3454 or email info@ddgbooks.com.
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