Orphan Train by Kline was on my book club's reading list.
You can tell it's not Kline's first novel because it has a nice story arc. Develops well, not too fast, ends well, not too rushed. Good character development.
The most fascinating thing is that Kline takes something real: the orphan trains that brought kids west, adds fictional characters, parallels it with a fictional story of a young woman in modern-day foster care, and POOF!
Story, there you go.
A good solid summer 2014 read. I'll pass my copy on and not necessarily need it back.
So if you see a copy at Costco . . . . :)
P.S. I hear there's another book by the same title. So if this is what you are looking for, make sure you get the one by Kline.
1 comment:
I read a book on those orphan trains (non-fiction) when I was doing my masters in American history, so when I first saw the title I wondered if that's what it was about and maybe not a novel. You have a copy, you say?
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