This epic novel (yes, there is no getting away from the fact that this is a very long book) tells the story of Harrison Shepherd.
Harrison was born in Virginia in 1916 but leaves America at a young age when his Mexican mother decides to flee to the arms of Enrique, a landowner in Mexico. The romance doesn’t last, a recurring event in her colourful life, but it is in Mexico that Harrison discovers books and begins writing the notebooks that will sustain him throughout his life.
Harrison’s career is varied to say the least; a cook to the famous muralist Diego Rivera, confidant to Diego’s eccentric wife Frida Kahlo, a secretary for exiled Bolshevik leader Leo Trotsky. All of this gives him plenty of material for his final career as a novelist.
From Mexico in the 1930s to a fear-filled America in the 1950s, this is a wonderful and moving tale with several beautifully drawn and very memorable characters.
Fiona Ashley, Reading and Youth Manager.
Harrison was born in Virginia in 1916 but leaves America at a young age when his Mexican mother decides to flee to the arms of Enrique, a landowner in Mexico. The romance doesn’t last, a recurring event in her colourful life, but it is in Mexico that Harrison discovers books and begins writing the notebooks that will sustain him throughout his life.
Harrison’s career is varied to say the least; a cook to the famous muralist Diego Rivera, confidant to Diego’s eccentric wife Frida Kahlo, a secretary for exiled Bolshevik leader Leo Trotsky. All of this gives him plenty of material for his final career as a novelist.
From Mexico in the 1930s to a fear-filled America in the 1950s, this is a wonderful and moving tale with several beautifully drawn and very memorable characters.
Fiona Ashley, Reading and Youth Manager.
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