The Lacuna: Author of Demon Copperhead, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
Nov 2009 · Faber & Faber
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FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Lush.' SUNDAY TIMES
'Superb.' DAILY MAIL
'Elegantly written.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Born in America and raised in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd starts work in the household of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. A compulsive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life in the midst of the Mexican revolution, but political winds toss him between north and south.
The Lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator McCarthy. It is both a portrait of the artist-and of art itself.
Readers loved The Lacuna:
'My new favourite book . . . it gets under your skin.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An amazing tale. You must read it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'One of those books that you don't want to end and which stays with you.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Brilliant. You will never forget this book.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Lush.' SUNDAY TIMES
'Superb.' DAILY MAIL
'Elegantly written.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Born in America and raised in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd starts work in the household of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. A compulsive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life in the midst of the Mexican revolution, but political winds toss him between north and south.
The Lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator McCarthy. It is both a portrait of the artist-and of art itself.
Readers loved The Lacuna:
'My new favourite book . . . it gets under your skin.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An amazing tale. You must read it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'One of those books that you don't want to end and which stays with you.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Brilliant. You will never forget this book.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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For whatever reason this one didn't hit the mark for me.
About the author
Barbara Kingsolver's fourteen books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction include the novels the international bestseller The Poisonwood Bible, which is now considered a modern classic and was chosen as the best reading group novel ever at the Penguin/Orange Awards, and The Lacuna, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2010. Her latest novel is Flight Behaviour.
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