A review by revelinthepages
A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline

4.0

I read this book, having no idea when I started, that it was based in truth. This is the story written around the development of the famous painting, Christina's World by Andrew Wythe, and the life of the woman who was the main subject. Christina was born with a physical disability that created obstacles in her having a normal life. That, combined with a love interest that leaves her high and dry, shackles her to the house that she grew up in, and will never leave. My heart broke for this character, who never go the opportunity to venture out and experience life more fully.

Her encounter with the painter, his process, relationship with her, and his methods for capturing her life in a single painting, were very interesting to read. This was not by any means an uplifting story, but it certainly was a story that drew me in.