Her debut novel, Orphan #8, was a NYTimes bestseller, a Target Club Pick, an August IndieNext pick, a Women's National Book Association Great Group read, and /5. Kim van Alkemade has moxie. In her provocative novel, family is saturated with betrayal, care is interrupted by ambition and desire, and the past is intimately explored, invoking the abandoned child in all of us. Orphan # 8 brims with complicated passions and pitch-perfect historical details. A riveting, memorable debut/5(K). Lush in historical detail, rich in atmosphere and based on true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful, affecting novel of the unexpected choices we are compelled to make that can shape our destinies. Product Details.
Kim van Alkemade has moxie. In her provocative novel, family is saturated with betrayal, care is interrupted by ambition and desire, and the past is intimately explored, invoking the abandoned child in all of us. Orphan # 8 brims with complicated passions and pitch-perfect historical details. A riveting, memorable debut. However, Orphan #8 is no clone of Orphan Train. Kim van Alkemade places more emphasis than Kline does on the connection between maternal care and medical care, highlights Rachel's double minority status, and examines the constant false promise of Sam's protection. A sure book club pick and a strong debut, this title functions well on. Orphan Number Eight by Kim van Alkemade is a beautifully crafted and compelling debut www.doorway.ru style of narration and fluidity of writing eases the reader along and held my attention completely. Although this is a fictional account, what was fascinating to me as a reader is that the book is related to true family history and research that the author stumbled upon.
A sure book club pick and a strong debut, this title functions well on multiple levels and will appeal to a broad readership. Orphan #8. By Kim van Alkemade. William Morrow. Paperback, , pp. August About: Anna Call. Anna Call is a librarian and writer living the the Boston area. Her debut novel, Orphan #8, was a NYTimes bestseller, a Target Club Pick, an August IndieNext pick, a Women's National Book Association Great Group read, and has been translated into 11 languages. A stunning debut novel in the vein of Sarah Waters’ historical fiction, Orphan #8 is a New York Times bestseller, a Target Club Pick, an Indigo Pick of the Month, a Women’s National Book Association Great Group Reads selection, and was on the August Indie Next List. Orphan #8 has been translated into eleven languages. Buy Now.
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