{"product_id":"piece-of-the-world","title":"Piece of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Exquisite. A must-read.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Kristin Hannah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the smash bestseller \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train, \u003c\/em\u003e a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth's mysterious and iconic painting \u003cem\u003eChristina's World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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\/em\u003e\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, \u003cem\u003eChristina's World\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she did in her beloved bestseller \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e, Christina Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction to vividly reimagine a real moment in history. \u003cem\u003eA Piece of the World \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful story of the flesh-and-blood woman behind the portrait, her complicated relationship to her family and inheritance, and how 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","brand":"Christina Baker Kline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48314864959715,"sku":"9780062356277","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/files\/9780062356277-us.jpg?v=1772143173","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/piece-of-the-world","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}