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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062356267
ISBN-139780062356260
eBay Product ID (ePID)224470456
Product Key Features
Book TitlePiece of the World : a Novel
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicLiterary, Biographical, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorChristina Baker K Line
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsWith delicate palette, stark images, subtle tones, nuanced brushstrokes, and consummate craftsmanship, Christina Baker Kline has written this novel the way Andrew Wyeth painted the canvas. It is a masterpiece., The inscrutable figure in the foreground of Wyeth's Christina's World is our American Mona Lisa, and Christina Baker Kline has pulled back the veil to imagine her rich story. Tender [and] tragic., "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."-, 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., A brilliantly imagined fictional memoir of the woman in the famed Wyeth painting 'Christina's World,' so detailed, moving, and utterly transportive that I'll never be able to look at the painting again without thinking of this book and the characters who populate its pages., With remarkable precision and compassion, A PIECE OF THE WORLD transports us to a mid-century farmhouse on the coast of Maine. But just like the painting that inspired it, this gorgeous novel is about so much more. Heartbreaking and life-affirming.", Who has not gazed on Wyeth's picture and wondered, why does that girl have so very far to go'... A pure, powerful story of suffering met with a fight. In fiction, in her quiet way, Christina triumphs--and so does this novel., Kline expertly captures the essence of Wyeth's iconic masterpiece and its real-life subject, crafting a moving work of historical fiction|9780062356260|, 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., Like Wyeth's paintings, this is a vivid novel about hardscrabble lives and prairie grit and the seemingly small but significant beauties found there., 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., Skillfully interweaving fact and fiction, Kline creates a starkly lovely, intricately layered portrait...By turns profoundly sad and deeply hopeful., 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., Absorbing...A portrait of Maine farm life, of an iron-willed spinster with polio and the accidental friendship that changes everything...Kline has a graceful, arresting style that lifts the narrative, and her portrayal of Andy leavens the entire story., A graceful, moving and powerful demonstration of what can happen when a fearless literary imagination combines with an inexhaustible curiosity about the past and the human heart., Kline's gift is to dispense with the fustiness and fact-clogged drama that can weigh down some historical novels to tell a pure, powerful story of suffering met with a fight. In fiction, in her quiet way, Christina triumphs - and so does this novel.
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SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Exquisite. A must-read." --Kristin Hannah From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller 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 twenty years, she was host and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century. As she did in her beloved smash bestseller 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. This edition includes a four-color reproduction of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World., INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Exquisite. A must-read." --Kristin Hannah From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller 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 twenty years, she was host and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century. As she did in her beloved smash bestseller 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. This edition includes a four-color reproduction of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World.
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- 16. Jul. 2018
A PIECE OF THE WORLD
What began as a rather sad story about a painting, became a mind-numbing journey of a woman's descent into hopelessness. The author imagined the story after seeing a painting and told the reader what she thought the painting was about. Why so hopeless? I kept reading hoping to see the woman's journey take a positive turn but it never did. The novel depressed me. It was not necessary to invent such a dark tale about a disabled young girl who, through no fault of her own, became unable to find joy in life.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 11. Mai. 2017
Perfect Mother's Day Gift
I gave this to my mom for an early Mother's Day present and she was thrilled! She gave it back to me to read and we have plans to pass it along to another friend. It's fiction backed by lots of research by the author of Orphan Train.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 30. Sep. 2017
Good Book
This book was a good readBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 31. Jan. 2018
Sweet Story
Really an enjoyable 'fictional memoir'. Interesting story and a beautiful slice of Americana.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 20. Okt. 2023
Clearly relates the book's content.
An intriging story that captures the reader into the life of an artist and his subject.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 19. Mär. 2017
Great
Thanks for showing concern with the hiccup we had. Will be buying from you again.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 03. Sep. 2019
Takes u 2 another world...
its a keeper... it is now in my library with awesome books!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Sep. 2019
Love it. Very well written and an excellent story
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- 04. Dez. 2019
Educational for anyone interested in art.
In depth story revealing artist background.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 27. Nov. 2023
Good read
Good shapeBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
