Sunday, September 30, 2018

A PIECE OF THE WORLD, by Christina Baker Kline


Mystery Woman: A Novel Explores the Story of Andrew Wyeth’s ‘Christina’s World’ in the NYTIMES

Reading Group Guides - discussion questions

In LitLovers - review and questions

 The story behind the book, in Book Reporter

In Oprah.com: A Piece of the World, by Christina Baker Kline, 320 pages; William Morrow
 “When Christina Baker Kline was a child, her father built an A-frame house on a Maine island just 75 feet wide to teach her self-reliance. Weekends and summers, the family pumped water, read by candlelight, used an outhouse, and stayed warm with only a stone fireplace. Not surprisingly, Kline grew interested in how the inner life could survive a lack of external comforts, an idea that sits at the heart of her 2013 book, Orphan Train. In her sixth novel, A Piece of the World, she revisits that dichotomy, applying her observations to the saga behind Andrew Wyeth's iconic painting, Christina's World.








Wednesday, September 19, 2018

QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain




Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking



In YouTube  a presentation

10 Lessons from Quiet 

Inside Intelligence, in The New York Times

The Power of Introverts, with Susan Cain, a TED Talk

Quiet, Please:  Unleashing the Power of Introverts, in NPR

The Secret Power of Introverts, in Forbes