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One of the world's great storytellers, Barbara Kingsolver reads from The Lacuna, set amidst the cultural ferment of the pre-war Mexico of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Lev Trotsky. When its central character Harrison Shepherd journeys to an America newly caught up in World War Two, his loyalty and identity is severely tested by the McCarthyite America of the 1950s. Barbara Kingsolver discusses this great novel of politics and ideals and takes questions from the audience.