y Reading For Pleasure Dept. n rtist’s Life (NPS)— new book paints an extraordinary picture of artist Frida Kahlo, as fictitiously told by her youngersister, Cristina. f “Burns with , dramatic urgency.” “c j -The New York Times i Book Review Biss ll new bookportrays thelife of celebratedartist Frida Kahlo. The book, called Frida (Plume, $14.00), by Barbara Mujica, traces the artist from a childhood shadowed by polio to an accident that left her unable to have children, to her marriage to larger-than-life muralist Diego Rivera, to her tragic decline into alcoholism and drug abuse. Throughit all, Cristina is her sister’s intimate confidante— and her bitter rival when she has an indiscreet affair with Rivera. Set against a tumultuous background of Mexican politics and history duringthefirst half of the 20th century, the book has been called a “towering tale of love, jealousy, betrayal andsibling rivalry, played out on a teeming canvas.” Frida can help readers understand the essence of Kahlo, a passionate andgifted artist. reading group guideis available at www.penguinputnam.com. Frida is available wherever books are sold.
