![]() “Rich…impassioned…engrossing…Politics and art dominate the novel, and their overt, unapologetic connection is refreshing.” - Chicago Tribune Dianne Patrick, Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI ![]() The philosophy of Communism and the innate need for freedom of expression raise their demanding fists in this young man's story, and they won't let the reader go.” The Lacuna is a solid example of Kingsolver's expertise in combining politics and fiction. He mixes plaster for the muralist, types letters for Leon Trotsky, and befriends Frida. A young Mexican-American man finds himself caught up in the creative and political household of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. “Kingsolver's first novel in nine years has a compelling, provocative storyline that takes place between Mexico City and the United States in the period from the 1930s to the 1950s. Sheryl Cotleur, Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA Winter 2011 Reading Group List ![]() Kingsolver does a masterful job creating a story with both scope and intimacy while also raising potent questions about freedom of expression and belief. “Moving from a setting in Mexico (in the company of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Trotsky) to the 1950s America of Red Scares and McCarthyism, The Lacuna tells the very personal and human story of young novelist Harrison Shepherd. ![]()
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