An epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities.?Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico?from a coastal island jungle to 1930s Mexico City?Harrison Shepherd finds precarious shelter but no sense of home on his thrilling odyssey. With deeply compelling characters, a vivid sense of place, and a clear grasp of how history and public opinion can shape a life, Barbara Kingsolver has created an unforgettable portrait of the artist?and of art itself.