In this gorgeous novel, 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, ...
These three women - Evangeline, Hazel, and Mathinna - will all become part of the story of the creation of a new society in the land beyond the seas.
The Exiles
'Christina's level of research into characters, place and time to tell a powerful story of suffering and survival in an historical fiction is masterful' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist...
The Exiles was the winner of the 1992 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and is the first novel in Hilary McKay's wonderfully witty and warm The Exiles series. Ruth, Naomi, Rachel...
The Exiles
They came from England--thieves, felons, murderers, justly and unjustly accused--human cargo destined to hack a life from the harsh Australian wilderness.
The Exiles, Book Two, of The Borderland Trilogy.
But the trials and tragedies that preceded her graduation have put her Christian beliefs to the test. The authors' unique perspective and the distinctive cultural setting make this novel come alive in the minds and hearts of readers.