Derby Public Library slates September book discussion

DERBY - The Derby Public Library will hold its monthly Lunchtime Book Discussion at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 26.

The featured book is A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train, it is a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s mysterious and iconic painting Christina’s World.

To Christina Olson, the entire world is her family farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. 
The only daughter in a family of sons, Christina is tied to her home by health and circumstance, and seems destined for a small life. 
Instead, she becomes Andrew Wyeth’s first great inspiration, and the subject of one of the best-known paintings of the 20th century, Christina’s World.

As she did in her beloved bestseller Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline interweaves fact and fiction to vividly reimagine a real moment in history. 
A Piece of the World is a powerful story of the flesh-and-blood woman behind the portrait, her complicated relationship to her family and inheritance, and how artist and muse can come together to forge a new and timeless legacy.

Lunchtime Book Discussions are held on the last Wednesday of the month and are free and open to the public. 

Multiple copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk. 

Drop-ins are welcome; no registration required.  
For information call 203-736-1482.

This is a press release from Kathy Wilson, Head of Adult Circulation, Derby Public Library.