Stories that Stay with Us - An Evening with Christina Baker Kline
Adams Community Theatre, WI, 53910-9803
Saturday, May 16 2026
Join Books on Main for a special evening with Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train, A Piece of the World, and The Exiles, celebrating the release of her newest novel, The Foursome.
The Foursome is a boldly original reimagining of an astonishing true story: two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina (Kline's own distant relatives!) who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.
Hosted by the Adams Community Theatre in Adams, Wisconsin, this event offers readers an opportunity to hear Christina Baker Kline discuss her writing life, research process, and the powerful themes of history, resilience, and human connection that shape her work.
The evening will feature an author talk/conversation, and audience Q&A. Each ticket includes a copy of The Foursome, with additional copies of her books available for purchase from Books on Main at the event.
A book signing will follow the program!
Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering her work for the first time, this promises to be a memorable night celebrating literature and storytelling in our community!
📍157 S Main St, Adams, WI (Adams Community Theatre)
🕔 5pm (estimated run time 1.5-2 hours)
📅 May 16, 2026
About the Book:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina — Kline’s own distant relatives — who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.
When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they’re not just a curiosity—they’re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they’re looking for wives—and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.
Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything—including race, class, and gender—is rigidly defined.
Spanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary-defying marriages at its center.
The Foursome is a boldly original reimagining of an astonishing true story: two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina (Kline's own distant relatives!) who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.
Hosted by the Adams Community Theatre in Adams, Wisconsin, this event offers readers an opportunity to hear Christina Baker Kline discuss her writing life, research process, and the powerful themes of history, resilience, and human connection that shape her work.
The evening will feature an author talk/conversation, and audience Q&A. Each ticket includes a copy of The Foursome, with additional copies of her books available for purchase from Books on Main at the event.
A book signing will follow the program!
Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering her work for the first time, this promises to be a memorable night celebrating literature and storytelling in our community!
📍157 S Main St, Adams, WI (Adams Community Theatre)
🕔 5pm (estimated run time 1.5-2 hours)
📅 May 16, 2026
About the Book:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina — Kline’s own distant relatives — who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.
When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, they’re not just a curiosity—they’re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it, they’re looking for wives—and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge.
Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing, and identity in a world where everything—including race, class, and gender—is rigidly defined.
Spanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex, boundary-defying marriages at its center.
