A Piece of the World

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2017
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: Large type / large print edition
Publisher: Newbury House Publishers,U.S.
Published: 26 Mar 2017
ISBN 10: 0062644181
ISBN 13: 9780062644183

Media Reviews

Readers will savor the quotidian details that compose Christina's 'quiet country life.' Orphan Train was a best-seller and popular book-discussion choice, so expect demand. ---Booklist
The novel evokes the somber grace of [Wyeth's] paintings ... Christina's yearning, her determination, her will to dream, occupy the emotional center in both the novel and the painting. A Piece of the World is a story for those who want the mysterious made real. --New York Times Book Review
Another winner from the author of Orphan Train. In this beautifully observed fictional memoir, Kline uses Andrew Wyeths' iconic painting Christina's World as the taking-off point for a moving portrait of the artist's real-life muse. Book of the week. --People
Fans of Kline's phenomenal 2013 best seller Orphan Train will recognize the way the new novel...brings to vivid life a little-known corner of history...Avoiding sentimental uplift, A Piece of the World offers unsparing insight into the real woman behind the painting. --USA Today
The novel provides gorgeous, complicated answers to all the questions the painting stirs, beginning with the day a young painter appears on her porch. Kline has created a memorable and unforgettable voice for Anna Christina Olson, the girl in the field. --Portland Tribune (Oregon)
Kline herself is an artist, drawing on the real history of Christina Olson and Andrew Wyeth to conjure up her own haunting portrait.... Kline's deep research into characters, place, and time period provides the outlines of a compelling story, which she then expertly brings into three dimensions. --Christian Science Monitor
Kline expertly captures the essence of Wyeth's iconic masterpiece and its real-life subject, crafting a moving work of historical fiction--Library Journal (starred review)