Books & Banter

This month we will be reading, "The Exiles" by Christina Baker Kline.

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train returns with an ambitious, emotionally resonant novel about three women whose lives are bound together in nineteenth-century Australia and the hardships they weather together as they fight for redemption and freedom in a new society.

Christina Baker Kline brilliantly recreates the beginnings of a new society in a beautiful and challenging land, telling the story of Australia from a fresh perspective, through the experiences of Evangeline, Hazel, and Mathinna. While life in Australia is punishing and often brutally unfair, it is also, for some, an opportunity: for redemption, for a new way of life, for unimagined freedom. Told in exquisite detail and incisive prose, The Exiles is a story of grace born from hardship, the unbreakable bonds of female friendships, and the unfettering of legacy.

How it Works?

Books & Banter meets monthly at 5:30pm. Books will be available at the library circulation desk one month prior to the meeting date. If you would like an alternative format (large print, audio CD), please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate your request.

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