(hmmmm, should enrol in one now?)Īt any rate, Orphan Train covers so much of these favoured subjects and is written so finely I finished it in a very short time period. I’m always amazed at what young children have been able to overcome and how they adapt, survive and grow in to adulthood. I’m also thinking I missed out on not taking any Anthropology courses in University.
I have always been drawn to history, excelled at it in school, and in particular I’ve always been very drawn to these very personal histories of families and children and their coming of age during times of immigration, hardship etc. It was the realization of my love for history, in particular personal and family history. Which then led me to reflect on my love for this genre and style of book in particular, and why the Orphan Train was such a wonderful read for me.
It was then I also realized it was going to be a book very much like On Canaan’s Side, by Sebastian Barry, of which I truly and absolutely enjoyed. I cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed this book! I’m sitting here wondering if I should write in the Prologue in its entirety? Because as soon as I read the Prologue I knew that I would not be putting this book down until it was finished. It seems like such a long ways away! Hopefully it can be released sooner so you won’t have to wait so long to grab this one!)
(Publication of Orphan Train is set for April 2013. Many, many thanks to Edelweiss and William Morrow publishers for allowing me to read an advanced copy of Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train.
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