A wonderful, heartwarming read. The characters in this book are based on actual characters and there experiences during a lifetime. The main character, Christina Olson is a strong determined soul, working to get through day to day, fighting to care for her family and maintain her dignity.
Meeting obstacles, that would stump others, she fights to protect her family and her property.
Although a work of fiction and fact entwined the author has incorporated elements of both to bring life to this novel.
Once you start reading it, you will have a difficult time putting itdown.
Meeting obstacles, that would stump others, she fights to protect her family and her property.
Although a work of fiction and fact entwined the author has incorporated elements of both to bring life to this novel.
Once you start reading it, you will have a difficult time putting itdown.
Was not my favorite book of hers, enjoyed Orphan Train much better.
Well written fictional account of the life of Christina Olson. She was Andrew Wyeth's muse and the girl in the famous "Christina's World" painting. Though her life is very difficult, due to a disease that cripples her. An excellent view into her mind and life in Maine, and that of her family.
This is an engaging book that speculates about the figure in Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth. It centers around Christina Olson, who lived on the farm in Maine featured in the painting with her brothers and parents. At the age of 10, she is stricken with a debilitating illness that leaves her with physical disabilities. Her world becomes the farm and her never-ending chores. She is forced by her parents to give up academic aspirations because she is needed to work on the farm. During her late teens, she is courted by Walton Hall, a Harvard scholar; she eventually gives him her heart, which is later broken in the cruelest, most cowardly way. The book follows Christina through her life as she struggles with loneliness and physical restrictions.
Andrew Wyeth is a peripheral character in the book, but the information about him is interesting and seems to correlate with his biographies.
Andrew Wyeth is a peripheral character in the book, but the information about him is interesting and seems to correlate with his biographies.
