Christina Baker Kline
© Copyright 2009 Christina Baker Kline. All Rights Reserved.
Sweet Water (HarperCollins, 1993): Cassie Simon, an artist living in
New York City, is willed a house a sixty acres of land in Sweetwater,
Tennessee, by her grandfather, Amory Clyde – a man she never
knew, and the last man to see her mother alive. Impulsively, Cassie
decides to move to the town where her mother, Ellen, died tragically
when Cassie was only three. As soon as she arrives in Sweetwater,
Cassie begins to discover the artist within herself and uncover a
tangle of family secrets that have been kept for nearly twenty five
years.
Reviews:
“Kline keeps us glued to the page."
-- Newsday
“A compelling psychological study of bitterness, guilt and fear.”
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More about Sweet Water
New York City, is willed a house a sixty acres of land in Sweetwater,
Tennessee, by her grandfather, Amory Clyde – a man she never
knew, and the last man to see her mother alive. Impulsively, Cassie
decides to move to the town where her mother, Ellen, died tragically
when Cassie was only three. As soon as she arrives in Sweetwater,
Cassie begins to discover the artist within herself and uncover a
tangle of family secrets that have been kept for nearly twenty five
years.
Reviews:
“Kline keeps us glued to the page."
-- Newsday
“A compelling psychological study of bitterness, guilt and fear.”
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More about Sweet Water
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The Way Life Should Be (William Morrow, 2007): Angela is 33
years old and single, stuck in a job she doesn't love and a life in
New office bulletin board is a photo, cut out of a magazine, of a tidy
cottage on the coast of Maine -- a talismanic reminder that there
are other ways to live, even if she can't seem to figure them out.
Angela decides to risk it all and move to Maine, but her new home
isn’t quite what she expected. Far from everything familiar, and
with little to return to, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the
ground up, moving into a tiny cottage and finding work at a local
coffee shop. To make friends and make ends meet, she leads a
cooking class, slowly coming to discover the pleasures and secrets
of her new small community, and – perhaps – a way to connect her
heritage to a future she is only beginning to envision.
More about The Way Life Should Be
years old and single, stuck in a job she doesn't love and a life in
New office bulletin board is a photo, cut out of a magazine, of a tidy
cottage on the coast of Maine -- a talismanic reminder that there
are other ways to live, even if she can't seem to figure them out.
Angela decides to risk it all and move to Maine, but her new home
isn’t quite what she expected. Far from everything familiar, and
with little to return to, Angela begins to rebuild her life from the
ground up, moving into a tiny cottage and finding work at a local
coffee shop. To make friends and make ends meet, she leads a
cooking class, slowly coming to discover the pleasures and secrets
of her new small community, and – perhaps – a way to connect her
heritage to a future she is only beginning to envision.
More about The Way Life Should Be
Desire Lines (William Morrow, 1999): Even in late spring, nights in
Maine can be cool. On one night in June of 1986, it was cold
enough in the woods near Bangor that Kathryn Campbell and her
friends built a campfire. They had gathered to celebrate their
graduation from high school. Someone brought a guitar. Plastic
cups of vodka and orange juice were passed around. The evening
was just heating up when Kathryn’s best friend, Jennifer Pelletier,
stood up, stretched, and said goodbye. She walked into the
darkness of the woods and disappeared. Forever.
Reviews:
“A dark, sensual, emotionally charged, highly suspenseful thriller
that probes the bleaker side of the human psyche and explores
the nature of conflict, trust, passion, and obsession, this gripping
story is a must-read.”
-- Booklist
More about Desire Lines
Maine can be cool. On one night in June of 1986, it was cold
enough in the woods near Bangor that Kathryn Campbell and her
friends built a campfire. They had gathered to celebrate their
graduation from high school. Someone brought a guitar. Plastic
cups of vodka and orange juice were passed around. The evening
was just heating up when Kathryn’s best friend, Jennifer Pelletier,
stood up, stretched, and said goodbye. She walked into the
darkness of the woods and disappeared. Forever.
Reviews:
“A dark, sensual, emotionally charged, highly suspenseful thriller
that probes the bleaker side of the human psyche and explores
the nature of conflict, trust, passion, and obsession, this gripping
story is a must-read.”
-- Booklist
More about Desire Lines
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Bird in Hand (HarperCollins, 2009)
What if something happened that made you question everything
you took for granted in your life? Bird in Hand opens with a car
accident that disturbs the fragile web of relationships between four
people, setting in motion a series of events that changes all of their
lives.
“It is both thrilling and terrifying to read this powerful new novel
and think: this could be me. Christina Baker Kline takes us on an
intimate journey with her characters, one that brings us
dangerously close to the hidden truths about love, trust and
friendship.” — Ellen Sussman
More about Bird in Hand
What if something happened that made you question everything
you took for granted in your life? Bird in Hand opens with a car
accident that disturbs the fragile web of relationships between four
people, setting in motion a series of events that changes all of their
lives.
“It is both thrilling and terrifying to read this powerful new novel
and think: this could be me. Christina Baker Kline takes us on an
intimate journey with her characters, one that brings us
dangerously close to the hidden truths about love, trust and
friendship.” — Ellen Sussman
More about Bird in Hand
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