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The Exiles

By: Christina Baker Kline
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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London, England, 1840: Evangeline Stokes loses her position as a governess when she finds herself pregnant out of wedlock. After being accused of assault and of theft, she is committed to Newgate Prison, then to a prison ship bound for Australia. On board, she strikes up a friendship with Hazel, sentenced to seven years for stealing a silver spoon.

Hobart Town, Australia, 1840: Mathinna is the orphaned daughter of the chief of the Lowreenne tribe. Adopted by the new governor of Tasmania and brought to Hobart to live with the family, she is treated more like a curiosity than a child. 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....

©2020 Christina Baker Kline (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Historical Fiction Fiction England
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We have to be ashamed how we treated humans with colour or people with a different background. It’s a pity that the past isn’t te past, it’s still happening.
This book is a reminder.
It’s a beautiful, sad story.

The past, but it’s still happening

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almost unable to listen to the book because of the horrible british accents attempted by narrator

terrible accents from narrator

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In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.