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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 “One Book, One Read” 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 4.19 avg rating — 445,751 ratings — published 2013 — 123 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 — 66,169 ratings — published 2017 — 52 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 — 56,711 ratings — published 2020 — 44 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 — 10,426 ratings — published 2007 — 22 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 — 8,206 ratings — published 1993 — 2 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 — 6,045 ratings — published 2009	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 4.02 avg rating — 4,550 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
	Desire Lines 3.45 avg rating — 3,699 ratings — published 1998 — 15 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 — 2,932 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
	Vivian's Choice: An Expanded Scene from Orphan Train: With an Excerpt from A Piece of the World 3.70 avg rating — 180 ratings — 2 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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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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Over the course of one long, intense, illuminating day, Ana Koehl takes stock of herself, the people she loves, and the ever-shifting world around her. This beautifully written novel is an astute and perceptive portrait of a woman hovering on the bri ...more
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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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June Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 books will move onto final round

Sometimes I Lie

by Alice Feeney

9 votes, 19.1%

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

8 votes, 17.0%

A Piece of the World

by Christina Baker Kline

6 votes, 12.8%

Strangers on a Train

by Patricia Highsmith

6 votes, 12.8%

Out of the Easy

by Ruta Sepetys

6 votes, 12.8%

Artemis

by Andy Weir

5 votes, 10.6%

Everything Here Is Beautiful

by Mira T. Lee

3 votes, 6.4%

The Wangs vs. the World

by Jade Chang

2 votes, 4.3%

Priestdaddy: A Memoir

by Patricia Lockwood

1 vote, 2.1%

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

1 vote, 2.1%

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