I’ve come to think that’s what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on. The stories parallel each other and the characters come together throughout the book (of course, Niamh is much older). It intertwines the story of Niamh with a girl from the modern era Molly who is in foster care. These were real things and it is a topic that the author has clearly studied and looked into quite thoroughly. The concept of the book is to look at what happened to the children who were put on these “orphan trains”. This part of the book is set in the early 20th century. It follows the story of a girl called Niamh who becomes an orphan (didn’t see that one coming, did ya?). Orphan Train is, in short, a very good book. I will definitely be reading more of Kline’s works because this was just fabulous. It’s so sad to think that thousands of children actually went through this when so many of them would have had horrible experiences like Niamh/Dorothy/Vivian and Dutchy. The characters are so real and the stories are amazing – both good and bad. I enjoyed every moment of it and was surprised and just how good it was. Oh gosh, this is such a beautiful story and utterly heartbreaking. Originally posted on Goodreads To view a spoiler, click on the provided link and you’ll be redirected to Goodreads where the spoiler is hidden at the same point in the review Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline 5/5 STARS
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