A Piece of the World - Softcover

"Like Wyeth's paintings, this is a vivid novel about hardscrabble lives and prairie grit and the seemingly small but significant beauties found there."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Absorbing...A portrait of Maine farm life, of an iron-willed spinster with polio and the accidental friendship that changes everything...Kline has a graceful, arresting style that lifts the narrative, and her portrayal of Andy leavens the entire story."--Portland Press Herald

"With beautiful and stunning prose, the novel explores the sensitive and complex bond between artist and muse against the beauty of the rural American landscape."--Daily Beast

"Kline's portrait of her main character is moving in an unsentimental way as she evokes the New England landscape, the torment of crippling disease, and the piece of history embodied in Olson's story."--Sydney Morning Herald

"With delicate palette, stark images, subtle tones, nuanced brushstrokes, and consummate craftsmanship, Christina Baker Kline has written this novel the way Andrew Wyeth painted the canvas. It is a masterpiece."--Historical Novel Society

"A novel about not just art, but family and home -- things that last, and what it takes for them to do so."--San Diego Union-Tribune

"[Kline's] insightful, evocative prose brings Christina's singular perspective and indomitable spirit to life."--Publishers Weekly

"Superb...The beauty of Kline's writing and her grasp of her characters is such that at first you want to sink into this book like a warm bath....Gentle and profound, A Piece of the World shows the healing power of simple, unexpected friendship."--BookPage

"A gorgeous read."--Real Simple

"Kline's gift is to dispense with the fustiness and fact-clogged drama that can weigh down some historical novels to tell a pure, powerful story of suffering met with a fight. In fiction, in her quiet way, Christina triumphs - and so does this novel."--O, the Oprah Magazine