Product Description

Born in the US and reared in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd is a liability to his social-climbing flapper mother, Salome. Making himself useful in the household of the famed Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and exiled Bolshevik leader Lev Trotsky, young Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4635 in Books
• Published on: 2010-04-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 688 pages

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Review
"Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favourite writers. The Lacuna is a fascinating, compelling book" --Kate Atkinson

'Even more engrossing [than The Poisonwood Bible].' --Daily Mail

'Every few years, you read a book that makes everything else in life seem unimportant ... Tender, tragic, always compelling.' --Independent on Sunday

'Kingsolver keenly explores the links between big historical events and individual lives.' --Financial Times

'Kingsolver stands up for the enduring and redemptive power of a good story.' --The Times

'An epic tale ... This remarkable novel is a finely crafted story of identity and loyalty.'
--Daily Express

'Breathtaking ... dazzling ... Kingsolver gives voice to truths whose teller could express them only in silence.' --New York Times Book Review

'Kingsolver hasn't lost her touch ... A rich, sprawling saga ... teems with dark beauty.' --People Magazine

'A refresher course in the richly drawn characters and tangled cultural crossings of Kingsolver's fiction.' --O, The Oprah Magazine

'Her most ambitious, timely, and powerful novel yet. Well worth the wait.' --Library Journal

'Kingsolver masterfully resurrects a dark period in American history with the assured hand of a true literary artist.' --Publishers Weekly

'Stupendously good.' --Marie Claire

'I was both smiling and crying when I reached The Lacuna's conclusion ... A novel worth waiting a decade for.' --Literary Review

About the Author
Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955 and grew up in eastern Kentucky. Her books include poetry, non-fiction and award-winning fiction, and in 1999 she was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for The Poisonwood Bible. She lives with her husband and daughter in southern Arizona and in the mountains of southern Appalachia.