2018 New England Literary
Prize for Fiction
2018 Maine Fiction Prize
2018 Nautilus Book Award (Silver)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
A stunning novel inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s relationship
with Christina Olson, his friend, his muse, and the subject of “Christina’s World,” one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century.
“The perfect book club pick.”
—Kristin Hannah
“Graceful, moving and powerful.”
—Michael Chabon
“Utterly transportive.”
—Erik Larson
ORPHAN TRAIN
#1 New York Times Bestseller
Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship.
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About the Author
Christina Baker Kline's latest novel, A Piece of the World, is about the relationship between the artist Andrew Wyeth and the subject of his best-known painting, "Christina’s World." An instant New York Times bestseller, A Piece of the World is a 2017 Nautilus Book Award winner and has been shortlisted for the New England Society Book Award. Kline has written six other novels -- Orphan Train, Orphan Train Girl, The Way Life Should Be, Sweet Water, Bird in Hand, and Desire Lines -- and written or edited five works of nonfiction. Her 2013 novel Orphan Train spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, including five weeks at # 1, and was published in 40 countries. More than 100 communities and colleges have chosen it as a “One Book, One Read” selection. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, LitHub, and Salon, among other places. She lives in New York City and on the coast of Maine.
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