Secret Book of Frida Kahlo, The Book

Paperback. Pub Date :2012-09-25 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher: Atria Books When several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo's belongings at her home in Coyoacn. Mexico City. acclaimed Mexican novelist FG 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 Haghenbeck takes readers on a magical ride through Frida's passionate life:. 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 st...Read More