{"product_id":"frida-the-award-winning-novel-about-the-colourful-and-captivating-life-of-frida-kahlo-9781035426799","title":"Frida: The award-winning novel about the colourful and captivating life of Frida Kahlo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated into English for the first time, Claire Berest's award-winning novel is a striking fictional imagining of the vibrant life of one of the world's most enigmatic and beloved artists: Frida Kahlo.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The portrait of a fascinating, eccentric, and indomitable woman . . . an incandescent novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'No author has yet captured Frida's tragic life in words as sensually and passionately as this' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Like wandering through a painting - riotous with colour, overflowing with imagery... it captures something of Frida herself that feels totally right' \u003cb\u003eEmily Howes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Painter's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF ELLE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DES LECTRICES. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Safekeep, \u003c\/i\u003eTracy Chevalier and Ali Smith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the story of Diego and Frida, who couldn't live without each other.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey meet at a party. She knows everything about him, about his mythology, and he knows nothing of her, she is nobody.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is Mexico's greatest artist. She drinks like a sailor, wears flowers in her hair, talks openly about sex, loves attending protests and parties to wake the dead. She is from Coyoacan, twenty years his junior and with a broken spine to boot.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven when her body is wracked with pain, she paints.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere were two great accidents in her life. The first was when that streetcar hit her . . . but by far the worst was meeting him.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated into English for the first time, Claire Berest's award-winning novel is a striking  fictional imagining of the vibrant life and tumultuous marriage of one of the world's most beloved artists: Frida Kahlo. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Claire Berest writes as captivatingly and vividly as Frida Kahlo painted' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis Match\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781035426799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 21 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Headline Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15(L)x2.8(W)312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 312\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Berest i\u003c\/b\u003es the author of novels, \u003ci\u003eBellevue \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eGabriele \u003c\/i\u003e(2017), which appeared in the 2025 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e list of best historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eRien n'est noir \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), winner of the \u003ci\u003eELLE \u003c\/i\u003eReaders Grand Prize, \u003ci\u003eArtifices \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), \u003ci\u003eL'epaisseur d'un cheveu \u003c\/i\u003e(2023), and works of non-fiction. Her most recent is \u003ci\u003eLa chair des autres \u003c\/i\u003e(2024), about the trial of 'Mazan's rapes' and the story of Gisele Pelicot.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eLike wandering through a painting - riotous with colour, overflowing with imagery. I had moments where I almost had to stop reading to take a breath, but it captures something of Frida herself that feels totally right. If you want to be absolutely steeped in her world, you'll love it -- Emily Howes, author of The Painter's Daughters\u003cbr\u003eThe portrait of a fascinating, eccentric, and indomitable woman . . . an incandescent novel * Elle *\u003cbr\u003eNo author has yet captured Frida's tragic life in words as sensually and passionately as this * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003eClaire Berest writes as captivatingly and vividly as Frida Kahlo painted * Paris Match *\u003cbr\u003e[Berest] recounts the passion, art and torment of this long-suffering painter, a magician of colours and priestess of liberated femininity * Les Inrocks *","brand":"Claire Berest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48745888874713,"sku":"9781035426799","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781035426799_0d61ab1f-1e66-4ede-916f-e69e05bb6533.jpg?v=1779869405","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/frida-the-award-winning-novel-about-the-colourful-and-captivating-life-of-frida-kahlo-9781035426799","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}