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A good story considering the brutal time period (penal colonization of Australia) following women (girls, really) and the way their lives intersect at the mercy of British patriarchal rule. An unexpected twist left me so mad but it was realistic of the times. One character I badly wanted a good outcome for but again, the story stayed true.

I loved this book!! I loved the duel timeline and the characters were amazing!!! I didn't know anything like this had ever happened in the past. I rated this book a 5 out of 5 stars!!! This is the eighth book completed for #RushAThon readathon hosted by @Andrew65

I liked but didn‘t love this historical offering from Christina Baker Kline. I enjoyed learning more about Australia‘s penal colony beginnings from the perspective of women sentenced to “transport.” Kline made a bold and unexpected narrative choice around the midpoint of the book and I…didn‘t love it. A good and enlightening read, but that weird choice about where to take the story makes this a soft pick for me.

Loved this one! 5⭐️This historical fiction story takes place in 1840, telling the story of two women on a convict boat from England to Australia, sentenced to hard labor for minor crimes and a young aboriginal girl sent to the Governor‘s house to add to their “collection” of oddities. What they endure is unimaginable and it‘s definitely a sad tale but it‘s also a story of endurance and perseverance and shows the strength that women can carry

Historical fiction set in Australia centered around the stories of two female convicts transported from England and one Aboriginal girl who is taken from her home on the careless whim of another. Their stories are harsh but I found the book so ensnaring I could not even put it down to eat.
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This is an Historical Fiction that was pretty brutal. I cringed with how prisoners were treated especially the woman. I would never have survived. There were two stories in this book: One was about survival of a couple of woman prisoners and the other the treatment of the Aboriginals when the white men colonized Australia. It's a fast paced read with good characters.

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I loved the tagged and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.

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The Exiles 4 🌟 #DoubleSpin #Booked2022 #Nautical
the tremor of forgery #AuthorAMonth. 2.5 🌟 Unlikeable people without a plot.I finished it but not sure why.

DNF: Not in the right headspace for the abusive mom. I might pick it up again someday.

Liking my current reads and have no idea what‘s next.

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This was excellent. Glad I pulled it off my shelf. Also glad I stole it from my aunt at Xmas. I mean she was done but I snagged it before my mum saw it. 😂

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I never would have read this if not for #OverBookedClub. Thank you! Interesting period of history with characters that draw you in and make you care about them.

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I enjoyed this one so much! Great storytelling, compelling characters, set in Australia, what's not to love? #OverbookedClub I can't wait for our discussion.

A stark reminder of the hardships women and children have faced throughout history. #overbookedclub

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Read the Exiles for a book club. I love historical fiction, do the depictions of life on a ship full of convicts being transported to Australia was very interesting. The details were so lurid, though, that I had trouble enjoying it. I read it very swiftly with a constant sense of dread

Can't wait to start this new book club title!

Captain Sir John Franklin‘s Lost Expedition to the Arctic- his great failure- was mentioned in ❄️ The Arctic Fury ❄️, an excellent book of intrepid, brave, resilient women.
In The Exiles, the Franklins are featured characters, now living in Australia.
In both, Mrs Franklin rules the roost!

This book gives me #bookspinbingo for the month & also gave me my 50th book for the year. I liked this one a lot, the author does meticulous research for her books. The story of women convicts being brought from England to Australia for basically slave labor is something that Australia is only starting to recognize & come to grips with. It‘s always frustrating to read stories of how women were treated in the 1840s. Overall great & quick read

Book 7 for 2021

Here are my historical fiction picks for #LMPBC #GroupJ

Let me know if you are interested in any of these choices. Thanks!

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This book tells the stories of (1) women sentenced to harsh sentences for minor crimes in England and then put on a convict ship to the Australian continent and (2) an Aborigine girl who was adopted as a scientific experiment. Many sad events, but probably minor compared to all the evil things that occurred IRL. The main story took a very unexpected turn midway & I‘m still deciding how I felt about it. But definitely a pick. #letterE #litsyatoz

Chosen as my next audiobook. I decided I needed to start focusing on my #litsyatoz challenge this year and needed the #letterE amongst many more. Actually just missing 9 letters of the alphabet. Not bad since I haven‘t been working on this challenge all year and suffered a multi-month reading slump. I hope I can make it. I‘ve succeeded 3 years in a row so far.

This book is definitely a pick for me. A story about women being displaced due to the circumstances they were born into and how some prevailed while others didn't. A book full of strong women where you learn about the convict system and transport as well as medicine in the 1800s. I only wish Mathinna's story line tied in a bit more to the others.

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Little guy's first day of school and our little miss is down for a nap....I'm off work this week so maybe I'll get some afternoon reading in! Still reading The Exiles and still really enjoying it. If I had more time for reading I guarantee I would've already finished it - just don't want to put this one down!

Finally sweater weather - my favourite time to read outside. Taking advantage of a cool and cloudy evening for some backyard reading. Decided to read The Exiles next a few days ago and I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm enjoying the writing and I don't really have an inclination as to where the story is heading (I love that).

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I just finished The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline. I really liked it and realized I have read and enjoyed 3 of her books now. 🤗

I appreciated the honesty about the colonial foundation of Australia.

Another historical novel by Christina Baker Kline coupled with strong feminist themes. It's clear the author did substantial research and it was interesting learning about the convicts sent to what is now Tasmania as well as the development of medicine in the 1800s. Through her descriptive writing I easily visualized the setting and characters. An enjoyable read.

I spent all night reading this book and drained the lantern battery. I love historical fiction that shows you a bit of history that is often not taught in school.

Compelling historical fiction about women sent as convicts to Australia. Recommend.