Book guide
Orphan Train
Two outsiders, decades apart, find family by opening the boxes of a hidden past.
Genre and trope pairingsContemporary FictionFound familyContemporary FictionTrauma recoveryContemporary FictionIntergenerational trauma
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About Orphan Train
Moving between Depression-era Minnesota and contemporary Maine, the novel links Vivian, once sent west on an orphan train, with Molly, a teenager in foster care, as an attic of keepsakes reveals shared histories of loss, resilience, and second chances.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- child abuse
- sexual assault
- child abandonment
- foster care abuse
- racism
- war
