![]() ![]() Until she learns the truth about her past, she doesn't feel particularly connected to anyone or anywhere. ![]() And yes - you can learn to love and live again.ĬBK: Despite having lived in many places, Vivian can't really call any of them home: Ireland, New York, the Midwest, even Maine, where she ends up. It's not until we speak up that we can move past the pain and step forward. Perhaps the main message of my novel is that shame and secrecy can keep us from becoming our full selves. In the process she learns about the regenerative power of claiming - and telling - one's life story. ![]() Over the course of Orphan Train Vivian moves from shame about her past to acceptance, eventually coming to terms with what she's been through. Many train riders were ashamed of this part of their past, and carried the secret of it for decades, and sometimes until they died. ![]() "People who cross the threshold between the known world and that place where the impossible does happen discover the problem of how to convey that experience," the novelist Kathryn Harrison wrote. In Orphan Train, I wanted to write about how traumatic events beyond our control can shape and define our lives. But the legacy of trauma is a heavy burden to bear. Even those who have been through war or great loss often find reservoirs of strength. Christina Baker Kline (CBK): Most people are remarkably resilient. ![]()
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