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The Lacuna

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
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Born in the US and reared in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd is a liability to his social-climbing mother, Salome. When a violent incident sends him to North Carolina, he remakes himself in America's hopeful image. But political winds continue to throw him between north and south, in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breach - the lacuna - between truth and public presumption.

©2009 Barbara Kingsolver (P)2009 Harper Collins Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction
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I loved this story so much I never wanted it to end. Barbara Kingsolver’s writing is beyond brilliant.

Favourite book of all time

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i wanted to listen to her read forever.
as one of the narrators of the novel would say, this book is a marvel.
brilliant everything.

barbara kingsolver is a siren

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Why does Audible let authors narrate their own books? Why does a writer think she can read as well as a trained actor/narrator?
So annoying!!! Lacuna is an excellent book, especially the part with Frida and Diego, but when Kingsolver tries to do a male character, especially a Russian, it is horrible. Absurd. Unbearable.

Kingsolver can write but she cannot narrate

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The authors ability to create such a story. The narration is beautiful. I love Mexican history and this book was perfect. Absolutely loved it. Will be listening to more from the author.

Stunning!

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America’s obsession with communism after WW2 is truly a bizarre chapter of their history and many innocent people suffered because of it.

Great mix of characters

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Here's the story of the paranoid McCarthyite 1950s. Another gripping prodigious research effort by Kingsolver.

When public ignorance, anger and fear prevail...

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I loved this story. I was fascinated by the lives of the non-fictional characters. I learnt a bit of history whilst being entertained by the author’s brilliant imagination. I thought Kingsolver did a great job of narrating several different characters and accents. Would listen to it again. 👌🏼

Loved the locations and the characters.

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Beautifully read, excellent story. The poetry was laid on a little thick for my liking, but i can appreciate it is a masterpiece

Great story

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Naration was awful. might have been much better with a professional narator. couldn't finish it

naration was awful

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