Jody Hedlund

After seeing firsthand the hopelessness of the poor women and orphans, Christine Pendelton believes more can be done to help the flood of immigrants pouring into New York City.

A Riveting Look at the Orphan Train from Historical Novelist Jody Hedlund

"Marianne and Drew's friendship and romance bring a delectable sizzle and emotional intimacy to this historically informative, beautifully layered, and spiritually inspirational tale about loving someone enough to let them go."

— Booklist

Despite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to care for two young children. She won’t abandon them the way she thinks her older sisters abandoned her. But times are growing desperate, and when she falls in with the wrong crowd and witnesses a crime, she realizes fleeing 1850s New York is her only option.