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Barbara Kingsolver

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In her new book “The Lacuna,” bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver crafts a complex piece of historical fiction spanning three decades of Mexican and American history. Chronicling everything from the lives of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in 1930s Mexico to the McCarthy trials of the 1950s, “The Lacuna” follows one character’s artistic development and search for identity amidst the defining moments of the 20th century.

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Barbara Kingsolver, poet and author of books including "Lacuna," "The Poisonwood Bible" and "Animal Dreams"

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