Christina Baker Kline is the author of six novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Orphan Train as well as A Piece of the World. She lives outside New York City and spends as much time as possible on the coast of Maine. Learn more about Christina at www.christinabakerkline.com.
"Kline has a perfect sense of character and timing." -- Publishers Weekly"[Christina Baker Kline] is not only a deft and snappy writer, but a true cartographer of the human heart." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer"A book about love and disappointment and risk and risotto, utterly appealing on every level." -- Lauren Fox, author of Still Life with Husband"A story about the way life really can be, with a little bit of luck and just the right seasoning." -- Dani Shapiro"An unassumingly beautiful story of human relationships and self-discovery...the ideal page-turning light read, with a tremendous payoff." -- People
Thirty-three-year-old New Yorker Angela Russo, dissatisfied with a career that amounts to "gliding across a smooth plateau of predictability" and fed up with "abysmal" blind dates, responds to an online personal ad written by Rich, a sailing instructor from Mount Desert Island, Maine. Angela begins to fall in love with the idea of Maine life just as much as she finds herself falling for Rich, and when her career suddenly goes up in flames, she moves to Mount Desert Island. Once she arrives, however, she learns that her vision of perfect New England life-and her perfect New England man-is far removed from reality. Rather than return to New York, Angela rents a rundown cottage and begins teaching an impromptu cooking class (based on recipes from her Italian grandmother). She befriends an eclectic handful of locals and carves out a new identity for herself. Initially, this tale of a lovelorn city girl out of her element feels like another foray into well-covered territory. But Kline (Desire Lines; Sweet Water) has a perfect sense of character and timing, and her vivid digressions on food (recipes are included) add sugar and spice to what could have been a stale premise. (Aug.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
"Kline has a perfect sense of character and timing." -- Publishers Weekly"[Christina Baker Kline] is not only a deft and snappy writer, but a true cartographer of the human heart." -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Still Summer"A book about love and disappointment and risk and risotto, utterly appealing on every level." -- Lauren Fox, author of Still Life with Husband"A story about the way life really can be, with a little bit of luck and just the right seasoning." -- Dani Shapiro"An unassumingly beautiful story of human relationships and self-discovery...the ideal page-turning light read, with a tremendous payoff." -- People
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