{"product_id":"a-piece-of-the-world-christina-baker-kline-paperback","title":"A Piece of the World -- Christina Baker Kline, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA New York Times bestseller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Exquisite. A must-read.\" --Kristin Hannah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel is an unforgettable story of an artist and muse, friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth's mysterious and iconic painting Christina's World.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Christina Olson, the entire world is her family farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. The only daughter in a family of sons, Christina is tied to her home by health and circumstance, and seems destined for a small life. Instead, she becomes Andrew Wyeth's first great inspiration, and the subject of one of the best-known paintings of the twentieth century, Christina's World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she did in her beloved bestseller Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction to vividly reimagine a real moment in history. A Piece of the World is a powerful work of historical fiction about the flesh-and-blood woman behind the portrait, her complicated relationship to her family and inheritance, and how an unlikely friendship between artist and muse can come together to forge a new and timeless legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition includes a color reproduction of Andrew Wyeth's painting Christina's World, along with a Q\u0026amp;A with the author, and a bonus short story, \"Stranded in Ice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christina Baker Kline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0\" H x 0\" L x 0\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780062356277\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513672503600,"sku":"9780062356277","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780062356277_9d47446f-ccc0-44d9-9e9d-bcd8aa900da2.jpg?v=1774605093","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/a-piece-of-the-world-christina-baker-kline-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}