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A Piece of the World
by Christina Baker Kline
Having always loved Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s World”, I was excited to read this book. According to the author, much research went into making this novel, so I enjoyed knowing that a great deal of it was based on facts. I do appreciate her using her creativity to write a great story around these facts. Christina was a fascinating woman, who went through so much both physically, with her debilitating illness from a young age, as well as emotionally, as the illness affected her social life as well. She pushed through all of the pain and detested being pitied. Her dear brother Al stayed with her on the family farm, sacrificing his own happiness to be with his sister. When Andy Wyeth comes into her life and stays with his wife Betsy for several summers on the farm to create some paintings, Christina’s life changes. Andy becomes a dear friend who understands Christina. When I first saw a picture of “Christina’s World”, I fell in love with it. It is so simple, yet has a haunting, emotional pull. I later visited MOMA and sought out the actual piece of art. It was even more striking than I envisioned. I enjoyed reading this novel and getting an idea of the woman beyond the painting.