{"product_id":"the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo-9781451632835","title":"The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of Mexico's most celebrated new novelists, F. G. Haghenbeck offers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea beautifully written reimagining of Frida Kahlo's fascinating life and loves.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen several notebooks were recently discovered among Frida Kahlo's belongings at her home in Coyoac n, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaghenbeck 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 stunning narrative also details her remarkable relationships with Georgia O'Keeffe, Leon Trotsky, Nelson Rockefeller, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Henry Miller, and Salvador Dal . 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\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451632835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"F. G. Haghenbeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651371626652,"sku":"9781451632835","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3d1832c6-359f-43f1-8b7e-fa856cd6ad12.jpg?v=1603877507","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-secret-book-of-frida-kahlo-9781451632835","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}