A piece of the world : a novel
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Published
New York, N.Y. : William Morrow, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : color illustration ; 24 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION KLINE 2017
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FICTION KLINE 2017
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION KLINE 2017
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FICTION KLINE 2017
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Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION KLINE 2017
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FICTION KLINE 2017
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KLINE 2017 | On Shelf |
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KLINE 2017 | On Shelf |
Incline Village Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KLINE 2017 | On Shelf |
Sierra View Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KLINE 2017 | On Shelf |
South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION KLINE 2017 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, N.Y. : William Morrow, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Later he told me that hed been afraid to show me the painting. He thought I wouldnt 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 wont stay hidden." To Christina Olson, the entire world was her familys 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.
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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. Author 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kline, C. B. (2017). A piece of the world: a novel (First edition.). William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kline, Christina Baker, 1964-. 2017. A Piece of the World: A Novel. William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kline, Christina Baker, 1964-. A Piece of the World: A Novel William Morrow, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kline, Christina Baker. A Piece of the World: A Novel First edition., William Morrow, 2017.
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