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The Exiles : a Novel by Kline, Christina Baker, 1964- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Author Of The #1 New York Times Bestseller Orphan Train Returns With An Ambitious, Emotionally Resonant Historical Novel That Captures The Hardship, Oppression, Opportunity And Hope Of A Trio Of Women's Lives--two English Convicts And An Orphaned Aboriginal Girl -- In Nineteenth-century Australia. Seduced By Her Employer's Son, Evangeline, A Naïve Young Governess In Early Nineteenth-century London, Is Discharged When Her Pregnancy Is Discovered And Sent To The Notorious Newgate Prison. After Months In The Fetid, Overcrowded Jail, She Learns She Is Sentenced To The Land Beyond The Seas, Van Diemen's Land, A Penal Colony In Australia. Though Uncertain Of What Awaits, Evangeline Knows One Thing: The Child She Carries Will Be Born On The Months-long Voyage To This Distant Land. During The Journey On A Repurposed Slave Ship, The Medea, Evangeline Strikes Up A Friendship With Hazel, A Girl Little Older Than Her Former Pupils Who Was Sentenced To Seven Years Transport For Stealing A Silver Spoon. Canny Where Evangeline Is Guileless, Hazel--a Skilled Midwife And Herbalist--is Soon Offering Home Remedies To Both Prisoners And Sailors In Return For A Variety Of Favors. Though Australia H

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Author

Kline, Christina Baker, 1964-

Publisher

New York: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780063046740

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.4 / 5 (9,919 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14