įour people‚ two marriages‚ one lifelong friendship: everything is about to change. And who wants nothing more than a baby‚ or two - in fact‚ exactly the kind of life that Charlie and Alison have. Bird in Hand Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline Write The First Customer Review Filter Results Shipping Eligible for Free Shipping Expedited Shipping Available Item Condition Seller Rating Other Options Change Currency + Add to Wishlist Browse related Subjects + Browse All Subjects Fiction > Literary It was an accident. īEN‚ an architect who is thoughtful‚ kind‚ and patient. But even in the whirlwind of publication‚ Claire can't stop wondering if she should leave her husband. Bold where Alison is reserved vibrant where Alison is demure‚ Claire has just had her first novel published‚ a thinly-veiled retelling of her childhood in South Carolina (which is also Alison's‚ in a sense). On-Books) A 30-minute Summary of Christina Baker Klines Orphan. And the only thing can focus on these days is his secret‚ sudden affair with. After inheriting her maternal grandfathers house in Tennessee, young New York City sculptor Cassie Simon moves to the place where her mother was born with the. World by Instaread Bird in Hand Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline (Trivia.

He's in a job he doesn't love so that Alison can stay home with the kids (and why isn't she more grateful for that?) he has a house in the suburbs and a long commute to and from the city each day. And she begins to realize that the life she carefully constructed for herself is as tenuous as a house of cards. But now a little boy - not her own - is dead‚ and Alison finds herself trapped under the twin burdens of grief and guilt‚ and feeling increasingly estranged from her husband. She just didn't get out of the way fast enough. It was dark‚ it was raining‚ ALISON had two drinks in her‚ and the other car ran the stop sign. Four people, two marriages, one lifelong friendship: Everything is about to change. The accident was just that - an accident. From the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train and The Exiles comes a novel about the. From the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Trainand The Exiles comes a novel about the choices we make, how they shape our lives, and how they can change them forever.

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