Christina Baker Kline (Author of Orphan Train)

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Christina Baker Kline

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Cambridge, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Art

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Nabokov, Flaubert, George Eliot

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A #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World, Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as 鈥淥ne Book, One Read鈥� selections. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the NYT Book Review, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, LitHub, Psychology Today, Poets & Writers, and Salon.

Born in England and raised in the American South and Maine, Kline is a graduate of Yale (B.A.), Cambridge (M.A ...more

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	Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 456,035 ratings — published 2013 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Piece of the World 3.86 avg rating — 67,564 ratings — published 2017 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exiles 4.15 avg rating — 60,648 ratings — published 2020 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way Life Should Be 3.61 avg rating — 10,713 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Water 3.35 avg rating — 8,367 ratings — published 1993 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bird in Hand 3.24 avg rating — 6,180 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scenic Route 4.01 avg rating — 4,980 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orphan Train Girl 4.27 avg rating — 3,090 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Vivian's Choice: An Expanded Scene from Orphan Train: A Heartfelt Historical Novel Spanning Generations and Friendship 3.72 avg rating — 198 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Christina Kline answered Jacqui's question: Christina, I have since read and really enjoyed The Exiles. Interestingly, when I went to buy it, I found - and also purchased - another book, also called The Exiles, also about a young woman sent to Australia as a convict after a petty crime. By William Stuart Long, one of a series, written several decades ago. Were you aware of this book/ the series by William Stuart Long, when you wrote yours? Thanks so much, Jacqui. I heard of that book (after I chose my own title), published more than 40 years ago, but haven't read it. I love The Exiles and think it works well for my novel. I hope you agree! xo
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Christina Kline answered Eileen's question: Is another book in the works? Hi Eileen - thanks for reaching out, and good question! It's been a while. I'm actually finishing two books at the moment: a long-delayed literary/historical novel set in Civil War-era North Carolina, and a thriller, which I'm co-authoring with a fri See Full Answer
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“I've come to think that's what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

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“I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

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“I learned long ago that loss is not only probable but inevitable. I know what it means to lose everything, to let go of one life and find another. And now I feel, with a strange, deep certainty, that it must be my lot in life to be taught that lesson over and over again.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

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Polls

August BoTM Nominations ~ Books Published in 2017 ~ 1st Poll!
Top 5 books move onto the final poll.

The Breakdown

by B.A. Paris

7 votes, 12.3%

The Orphan's Tale

by Pam Jenoff

6 votes, 10.5%

Beartown

by Fredrik Backman

6 votes, 10.5%

Never Let You Go

by Chevy Stevens

6 votes, 10.5%

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman

5 votes, 8.8%

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

4 votes, 7.0%

A Piece of the World

by Christina Baker Kline

4 votes, 7.0%

The Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan

4 votes, 7.0%

UNSUB

by Meg Gardiner

3 votes, 5.3%

My Husband's Wife

by Amanda Prowse

2 votes, 3.5%

The Garden of Small Beginnings

by Abbi Waxman

2 votes, 3.5%

Anything Is Possible

by Elizabeth Strout

2 votes, 3.5%

The Boy on the Bridge

by M.R. Carey

2 votes, 3.5%

Fierce Kingdom

by Gin Phillips

2 votes, 3.5%

When Dimple Met Rishi

by Sandhya Menon

2 votes, 3.5%

The Weight of Him

by Ethel Rohan

0 votes, 0.0%

Give It Back

by Danielle Esplin

0 votes, 0.0%

Ginny Moon

by Benjamin Ludwig

0 votes, 0.0%

Salt Houses

by Hala Alyan

0 votes, 0.0%

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