{"product_id":"the-lacuna-author-of-demon-copperhead-winner-of-the-women-aos-prize-for-fiction-9780571252671","title":"The Lacuna: Author of Demon Copperhead, Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Women's Prize-winning novel from the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDemon Copperhead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lush.' Sunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb.' Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Elegantly written.' Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator Mc-Carthy. \u003cbr\u003eBorn in America and raised in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd starts work in the household of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo - where the Bol-shevik leader, Lev Trotsky, is also being harboured as a political exile - he inadvertently casts his lot with art, communism and revolution. A compul-sive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life with Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Trotsky in the midst of the Mexican revolution. A violent upheaval sends him back to America; but political winds toss him be-tween north and south. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lacuna is the unforgettable story of a man caught between two worlds. It is both a portrait of the artist-and of art itself.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571252671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main - Re-issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Sep 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.6(L)x4.1(W)547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 547\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\u003eBarbara Kingsolver is one of the most important voices of our time. Barbara Kingsolver's previous fourteen works of fiction and non-fiction have been translated into dozens of  languages and earned a devoted readership. She won the Orange Prize in 2010 for \u003ci\u003eThe Lacuna\u003c\/i\u003e and her novel \u003ci\u003eFlight Behaviour\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. In 2000 she was awarded the National Humanities Medal, her country's highest honour for service through the arts. Before she made her living as a writer, Kingsolver earned degrees in biology and worked as a scientist. She now lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e'Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favourite writers. The Lacuna is a fasci-nating, compelling book which opens up an extraordinary world for the reader.' \u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Kingsolver] delivers her signature blend of exotic locale, political back-drop and immediately engaging story line . . . it teems with dark beauty.' \u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Barbara Kingsolver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717340180697,"sku":"9780571252671","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71pWsHbAIeL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779027402","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-lacuna-author-of-demon-copperhead-winner-of-the-women-aos-prize-for-fiction-9780571252671","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}