The Lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn beween the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s McCarthyite America. Born in the U.S. 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, he is an inadvertent witness to their revolutionary talk. Years later, Shepherd has become an international star - a novelist. His fame brings the unwanted attentions of the American authorities and Shepherd's attempts at anonymity are futile as he is drawn into a conflict of historic proportions. A gripping story of identity, loyalty and the devastating power of accusations to destroy innocent people. The Lacuna is as deep and rich as the New World.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-13
9780571252671
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92759591
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Lacuna
Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
688 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
126mm
Item Weight
520g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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