Christina Baker Kline writes historical and contemporary fiction, often connecting women separated by time, migration or social circumstance. Orphan Train alternates between Molly, a teenager in foster care in present-day Maine, and Vivian, an elderly woman who was sent west as a child on an orphan train during the Great Depression. A Piece of the World imagines the life of Christina Olson, the woman depicted in Andrew Wyeth's painting Christina's World, while The Exiles follows women transported from Britain to colonial Australia. Kline's novels are accessible and character-led, with historical research anchored to individual lives rather than broad political history. Her work fits historical fiction, women's historical fiction and dual-timeline family stories. Read more Less
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