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The Lacuna

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
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Summary

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 Heartfelt
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An interesting story line and the book deals with some important historical issues, but I found the very full and detailed descriptions of characters and places too much for me. If you want to remain in, and savour the moment, this type of writing is for you. Also I don't deal too well with the Americanisms, maybe, I as an English person, would do better to physically read rather than listen to the author as I need more time to absorb how this undoubtedly erudite author tells her tale. I feel I want to know what she has to say but I cannot bear the wait.
I did however enjoy the ending and the fact that she really makes you think about the difference between reality and public perception and how the latter is manipulated and by whom.

Maybe not a writer for me

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I really enjoyed this story but found the narrators voice really quite annoying. I believe it is narrated by the author and she speaks with a sing-song voice that got on my nerves and impeded my enjoyment of the book.

Enjoyed the story but not the narrator

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Barbara has become my favourite author. Her books are so beautifully crafted - full of prose and information and a wonderful story line. I have just listened to this book for the second time and will, no doubt, return to it in the future. Each time, finding something that had been missed the time before.

If you are looking for an out of the ordinary book, or author, look no further than this or one of BK's other books. You won't regret it, if you have a poet's soul and crave new knowledge.

A book of prose and biology

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I read this some years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it, and I've been charmed again by hearing it in the author's precise and elegant voice. Such wonderful characters. And oh, America.

Lovely

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What an “unputdownable” listen beautifully read by the author. Now onto the next Barbara Kingsolver, so far not one has disappointed. Thank you to her and to Audible

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