{"product_id":"the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo-a-novel","title":"The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo: A Novel","description":"One of Mexico’s most celebrated new novelists, F. G. Haghenbeck offers a beautifully written historical novel reimagining Frida Kahlo’s fascinating life and loves.\n\nWhen several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo’s belongings at her home in Coyoacán, Mexico City, acclaimed Mexican novelist F. G. Haghenbeck was inspired to write this beautifully wrought fictional account of her life. Haghenbeck imagines that, after Frida nearly died when a streetcar’s iron handrail pierced her abdomen during a traffic accident, she received one of the notebooks as a gift from her lover Tina Modotti. Frida called the notebook “The Hierba Santa Book” (The Sacred Herbs Book) and filled it with memories, ideas, and recipes.\n\nHaghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Frida’s passionate life in 20th-century Mexico: her long and tumultuous relationship with Diego Rivera, the development of her art, her complex personality, her hunger for experience, and her ardent feminism. This stunning narrative also details her remarkable relationships with Georgia O’Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador Dalí. Combining rich, luscious prose with recipes from “The Hierba Santa Book,” Haghenbeck tells the extraordinary story of a woman whose life was as stunning a creation as her art.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1451632835\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1451632835.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:F. G. Haghenbeck|Achy Obejas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43667544932413,"sku":"BVV.1451632835.G","price":6.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1451632835-0.jpg?v=1790026995","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}