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The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
4.0
THE EXILES by Christina Baker Kline
This kind of reminded me of the show Orange is the New Black, but set in 19th century Australia. Though, it’s much more raw, traumatic and heart wrenching than funny.
The story moves quickly as you’re introduced to the three main characters. Evangeline and Hazel are female convicts who meet on board a ship bound for Australia. Mathinna is a young, orphaned Aboriginal girl forced to leave her people and land to live with the Governor & his wife as they try to convert/change her into a “civilized lady” (
This kind of reminded me of the show Orange is the New Black, but set in 19th century Australia. Though, it’s much more raw, traumatic and heart wrenching than funny.
The story moves quickly as you’re introduced to the three main characters. Evangeline and Hazel are female convicts who meet on board a ship bound for Australia. Mathinna is a young, orphaned Aboriginal girl forced to leave her people and land to live with the Governor & his wife as they try to convert/change her into a “civilized lady” (