{"product_id":"frida-by-claire-berest-9781035426799","title":"Frida","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The portrait of a fascinating, eccentric, and indomitable woman . . . an incandescent novel'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'No author has yet captured Frida's tragic life in words as sensually and passionately as this'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrazia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Claire Berest writes as captivatingly and vividly as Frida Kahlo painted'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eParis Match\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF ELLE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DES LECTRICES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is the story of Diego and Frida who couldn't live without each other.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey meet at a party. She knows everything about him, about his mythology, and he knows nothing of her, she is nobody.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe is Mexico's greatest artist. She drinks like a sailor, wears flowers in her hair, talks openly about sex, loves attending protests and parties to wake the dead. She is from Coyoacan, twenty years his junior and with a broken spine to boot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEven when her body is wracked with pain, she paints.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere were two great accidents in her life. The first was when that streetcar hit her . . . but by far the worst was meeting him.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated into English for the first time, Claire Berest's award-winning novel is a striking and lyrical fictional imagining of the vibrant life and tumultuous marriage of one of the world's most enigmatic and beloved artists: Frida Kahlo. Perfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Artist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Safekeep\u003c\/em\u003e, Tracy Chevalier, and Ali Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105218674924,"sku":"9781035426799","price":33.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e0845fc759ba7b27d8217c8189ae66c0.jpg?v=1765789242","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/frida-by-claire-berest-9781035426799","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}