
A Piece of the World
A Novel
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Polly Stone
From the New York Times best-selling author of the smash best seller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth's mysterious and iconic painting Christina's World.
"Later he told me that he'd been afraid to show me the painting. He thought I wouldn't like the way he portrayed me: dragging myself across the field, fingers clutching dirt, my legs twisted behind. The arid moonscape of wheatgrass and timothy. That dilapidated house in the distance, looming up like a secret that won't stay hidden."
To Christina Olson, the entire world was her family's remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family had lived in for generations, and increasingly incapacitated by illness, Christina seemed destined for a small life. Instead, for more than 20 years, she was host to and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the 20th century.
As she did in her beloved smash best seller Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction in a powerful novel that illuminates a little-known part of America's history. Bringing into focus the flesh-and-blood woman behind the portrait, she vividly imagines the life of a woman with a complicated relationship to her family and her past and a special bond with one of our greatest modern artists.
Told in evocative and lucid prose, A Piece of the World is a story about the burdens and blessings of family history and how artist and muse can come together to forge a new and timeless legacy.
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Historical fiction of painting. Christina's World
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Enjoyable read.
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an insight into the mystery of Christina
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Not bad....not great
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At 70 and a lifelong avid reader, I haven't been enthralled by a book for a long time. I have certainly, enjoyed a few, but wondered if I would ever love a book again. This book blew me away. I was so impressed by the author's skill in describing everything from the exact sound of a cat's purr to the intricacies of Christina's emotions. I rarely cry while reading, but I did many times. This book touched me in so many ways.
It so happens that I have a type of degenerative arthritis that wasn't diagnosed until I was 35. It is the first time I have ever heard such an accurate account of my feelings and struggles with my body.
I loved the story itself and what it was like living in the country. I felt moved by the beauty of nature and the fact that the story was inspired by Andrew Wyeth's painting made it all the better - like a mystery resolved.
I also feel thankful to be reminded about how wonderful it feels to read a wonderful book!
Compelling
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Brilliant
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W piece of the world by Christina Baker Kline
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insightful
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Simply enjoyable
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Sad story about dull lives
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