Exiles

A Novel

By: Ron Hansen

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Paperback | 23 July 2009 | Edition Number 1

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227 Pages

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In December 1875, the steamship Deutschland left Bremen, bound for America. On board were five nuns, exiled by a ban on religious orders, bound to begin their lives anew in Missouri – their journey would end when the Deutschland ran aground at the mouth of the Thames and sank.

Ron Hansen tells their harrowing story, but also that of the poet and seminarian Gerard Manly Hopkins, and how the shipwreck moved him to write a grand poem, a revelatory work read throughout the world today. Exiles combines a thrilling tragedy at sea with the seeming shipwreck of Hopkins' own life.

About the Author

Ron Hansen's seven novels include The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Atticus, a finalist for the National Book Award.

Industry Reviews

"Hansen brilliantly, if soberly, weaves two interrelated story lines into a riveting novel" (Booklist)."

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