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The Lacuna Audio Book
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The Lacuna
Author/Reader:
Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver
Growing up in Mexico, Will becomes fascinated by the country's artists, even as his mother insists on climbing the social ladder. But his interest in writing leads him to a different life – one of radical politics, history, and affairs of the heart. Kingsolver's first novel in nine years. "It achieves a rare dramatic power... the assured hand of a true literary artist."—Publishers Weekly
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Publish Date: 11/03/2009
ISBN: 9780060853563
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Synopsis:
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Harrison William Shepherd, a highly observant writer, is caught between two worlds--in Mexico, working for communists Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky, and later in America, where he his caught up in the patriotism of World War II--in a gripping story about identity and the power of words by the best-selling author of The Poisonwood Bible. Read by the author. Simultaneous.
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Book Reviews:
| "A lavishly gifted writer, Kingsolver has not let success breed complacency. This novel, her first in nine years, feels prodigiously researched. Its confident pacing mines roughly a quarter-century in two countries, landing the hero in the midst of events that cast long shadows toward our own time....[Though she] resorts to lengthy expository dialogue....[w]hat saves these pages from pure artificiality is Kingsolver's wonderful ear for the quirks of human repartee. THE LACUNA is richly spiked with period language." |
| Los Angeles Times - Kai Maristed (11/02/2009) |
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Author Bio:
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Barbara Kingsolver grew up in rural Kentucky in a family that encouraged reading and nature study, but strongly discouraged TV-watching. She studied biology at DePauw University, then spent a few years working in Europe. Curious about the American Southwest, she came home to settle in Tucson, where she eventually pursued graduate studies in ecology at the University of Arizona. After graduate school she worked as a scientific writer and a freelance journalist and, eventually, became a full-time writer. Her first novel, THE BEAN TREES, was published in 1988 to much critical acclaim, and won awards from the American Library Association, PEN, and the American Booksellers Association, among others. In addition to fiction, Kingsolver has written articles on social and environmental topics.
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