{"product_id":"a-piece-of-the-world-paperback","title":"A Piece of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Baker Kline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Times bestseller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exquisite. A must-read.\" --Kristin Hannah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\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\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristina Olson seemed destined for a small life, living on her family's remote farm in coastal Cushing, Maine. 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 paintings of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she did in her beloved novel \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e, Kline interweaves fact and fiction in a powerful narrative that illuminates a little-known part of America's history. She vividly imagines the life of the woman behind the portrait, her complicated relationship to her past, and her special bond with one of our greatest modern artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in evocative and lucid prose, \u003cem\u003eA Piece of the World\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e--Library Reads\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristina Olson seemed destined for a small life, living on her family's remote farm in coastal Cushing, Maine. 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 paintings of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she did in her beloved novel \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e, Kline interweaves fact and fiction in a powerful narrative that illuminates a little-known part of America's history. She vividly imagines the life of the woman behind the portrait, her complicated relationship to her past, and her special bond with one of our greatest modern artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in evocative and lucid prose, \u003cem\u003eA Piece of the World\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608187105562,"sku":"9780062644183","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/arpsptmSqS9780062644183.webp?v=1785346748","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/a-piece-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}