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The lacuna [sound recording] : a novel / Barbara Kingsolver.

Summary:

The story of American Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds -- Mexico and the United States in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s -- whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events. Growing up in 1930's Mexico, Shepherd quickly learns that his mother is more concerned with social aspirations than his well-being. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers and one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, he discovers a passion for Aztec history and meets the exotic, imperious artist Frida Kahlo, who will become his lifelong friend. His mother's knack for selecting men who fall on the losing side of Mexico's political battles, leads Harrison to take a withdrawn approach to life. Later, forced to flee to Mexico, he ventures back to the U.S., which is in the midst of World War II. As political winds continue to toss him north and south Shepherd tells his remarkable story through a series of letters and diary entries.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060853563
  • ISBN: 0060853565
  • Physical Description: 16 audio discs (20 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Unabridged edition.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Barbara Kingsolver.
Subject:
Americans > Mexico > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Subversive activities > Fiction.
Mexico > History > 1910-1946 > Fiction.
North Carolina > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Epistolary fiction.
Audiobooks.

Available copies

  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Andrews Public Library CD F KIN (Text) 80605000699107 Adult Audiobook Fiction Available -
Cleveland County Main Library AUDIO CD F KINGSOLVER (Text) 22281500037943 Adult Audiobook Available -
Fairview Library KIN CD 35933 FAIR (Text) 0020510339193 Adult Audiobook Available -
Henderson Main Branch KIN (Text) 33258006283936 Adult Audiobook Available -
Jackson County Public Library CDBOOK KINGSOLVER (Text) 39493107720528 Adult Audiobook Available -
Macon County Public Library CDBOOK KINGSOLVER (Text) 39493106380381 Adult Audiobook Available -
Madison Main Library 16-CD AUDB KIN (Text) 30229100792810 Adult Audiobook Fiction Available -
Morganton Public Library CACD KIN (Text) 33557004365920 Adult Audiobook Available -
Murphy Public Library CD F KIN (Text) 80605000144310 Adult Audiobook Fiction Available -
Perry Memorial Library CD Kin (Text) 33727001758977 Adult Audiobook Available -