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William Morrow
March 2013
On Sale: April 2, 2013
ISBN: 0061950726
EAN: 9780061950728
Kindle: B0089LOG02
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Fiction
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly
from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the
Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose
fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be
adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a
childhood and adoles-cence of hard labor and servitude? As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child,
sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a
world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a
quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the
memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her
attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past. Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service
position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the
only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly
helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she
discovers that she and Vivian aren't as different as they
appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and
out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised
by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about
the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era
Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and
resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.
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