a piece of the world by Christina Baker Kline

Almost everyone is familiar with the painting Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth.  A young woman lying in the grass (Is she able to walk?) gazing at an old house in the distance (Is it hers?).  The painting was intended to create thoughts and questions in our minds but there was a real Christina.  A young woman who struggled with physical challenges and life choices.  Wyeth knew her.  She was the inspiration for the painting.  Kline has added fiction to fact to create what that experience might have meant to both of them.  This fictional memoir may not answer all the questions raised by this enigmatic painting but it may change the way you see the woman in it.