Christina Baker Kline
Christina Baker Kline
Christina Baker Klineis an American novelist. She is the author of five novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Orphan Train, and has co-authored or edited five non-fiction books. Kline is the recipient of several Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowships and has received numerous other awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
five protocol radiation
Radiation is relentless: my protocol is five days a week, 33 sessions altogether.
dynamic women
My mother was one of the most dynamic and brilliant women I have ever known. She was also mercurial and unfocused.
My mother was a passionate, complicated, sometimes fierce woman.
readers
I think a lot of readers are looking for a book they can talk about.
observing work
I often work and write in coffee shops, observing the baristas and eavesdropping on interesting conversations.
embrace keeps
Having the book-club army embrace you is a gift that keeps giving for years.
death paperback understood
For years I'd understood that publishing in paperback was the kiss of death.
interested people terms
As a novelist, I have always been interested in how people come to terms with difficult, life-altering events.
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I will not serve lunch to anyone in the middle of a workday. I rarely rearrange my furniture or cabinets; once I find a drawer for something, it stays there. I don't garden. And I don't knit.
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My parents are a bedrock. And I have three complex, strong, and funny sisters who inspire and sustain me.
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The most surprising thing, honestly, is that so few Americans know about the orphan trains. I was also surprised at the resilience and fortitude of the riders I met, their pragmatism and grace. I don't know whether this is a Midwestern trait or simply a human one.
abandoned children orphans particular
Many people, for many reasons, feel rootless - but orphans and abandoned or abused children have particular cause.
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For a few years, skeins of yarn piled up in baskets around the house. There weren't enough humans in my mother's orbit to wear all the scarves and sweaters and hats she knitted. And then, as suddenly as she started, she lost interest, leaving needles still entwined in half-finished fragments.
good life turns twists
The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that's a good thing to learn.