Frida

<p>'The portrait of a fascinating, eccentric, and indomitable woman . . . an incandescent novel' <b><i>Elle</i></b><br><br>'No author has yet captured Frida's tragic life in words as sensually and passionately as this' <b><i>Grazia</i></b><br><br>'Claire Berest writes as captivatingly and vividly as Frida Kahlo painted' <b><i>Paris Match<br></i></b><br><b>WINNER OF ELLE FRANCE'S GRAND PRIX DES LECTRICES</b><br><br>*<br><br><i>This is the story of Diego and Frida who couldn't live without each other.<br></i><br>They meet at a party. She knows everything about him, about his mythology, and he knows nothing of her, she is nobody.<br><br>He 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.<br><br>Even when her body is wracked with pain, she paints.<br><br>There were two great accidents in her life. The first was when that streetcar hit her . . . but by far the worst was meeting him.<br><br><b>Translated 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. </b><b>Perfect for fans of <i>The Artist</i>, <i>The Safekeep, </i>Tracy Chevalier and Ali Smith.</b></p>