Morning Book Discussion: The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Matteson Area Public Library
Meeting Room D (Boardroom)

Event Details

 The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline -Seduced by her employer’s son, Evangeline, a naïve young governess in early nineteenth-century London, is discharged when her pregnancy is discovered and sent to the notorious Newgate Prison. After months in the fetid, overcrowded jail, she learns she is sentenced to “the land beyond the seas,” Van Diemen’s Land, a penal colony in Australia. 

Books are available for checkout four weeks before the discussion date. Meet on the 4th Monday of the month.

Room: Board Room



Event Type(s): Adult
Age Group(s): Adults
Presenter: Marsha