In-Person Book Group Meeting
Monday, July 20 | 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Berkeley

WHERE:
1509 LeRoy Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708

FEATURING:
“The Lacuna” by Barbara Kingsolver
“...an epic journey from the Mexico of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is the poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as well as an unforgettable portrait of the artist—and of art itself.”
—Amazon

Kingsolver neatly weaves this quiet, watchful man through tumultuous events that rocked two countries, and one of the most impressive feats of The Lacuna is how convincingly she tracks his developing voice, from when he’s a sensitive teenager in 1929 until he becomes a national celebrity in the early 1950s … A ‘permanent foreigner,’ not at home in the United States or Mexico and aware that his budding homosexuality must not be expressed, young Shepherd quickly develops an outsider’s detached perspective, tinged with loneliness. He has a sharp eye for the beauty of Mexico, its lush tropics and its colorful towns, and Kingsolver convincingly positions him near some of the era’s larger-than-life figure.
—Washington Post

“The Lacuna” can be enjoyed sheerly for the music of its passages on nature, archaeology, food and friendship; or for its portraits of real and invented people; or for its harmonious choir of voices. But the fuller value of Kingsolver’s novel lies in its call to conscience and connection.
—New York Times

HOSTED BY:
Mike Bank ’54 & Adrianne Fine Bank ’54: (510) 847-8817
Marta Tobey ’70: (510) 684-7231

Please bring a dessert or snack to share potluck style.
There’s now a stairlift from the sidewalk to the porch.

REGISTRATION:
No registration is required for this event. Please contact the hosts with any questions.