The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver
KORTE INHOUD
Mexico, 1935.
When young Harrison Shepherd takes a job in the house of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, he is an inadvertent witness to their revolutionary talk. Then a newly exiled Trotsky arrives in the house, and Shepherd is an obvious choice to become his secretary.
Years later, Shepherd has become an international star. 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.
The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver's first novel for nine years, is a gripping story of identity, connection with our past and the power of words to create or devastate.
When young Harrison Shepherd takes a job in the house of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, he is an inadvertent witness to their revolutionary talk. Then a newly exiled Trotsky arrives in the house, and Shepherd is an obvious choice to become his secretary.
Years later, Shepherd has become an international star. 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.
The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver's first novel for nine years, is a gripping story of identity, connection with our past and the power of words to create or devastate.
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