The Lacuna

The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver  507 pp.

Harrison Shephard is the son of an American father and Mexican mother. Except for a short time attending school in Washington, D.C., he spends most of his youth and young adulthood in Mexico. During his time in Washington he witnesses the attack of the WWI Bonus Marchers by the Cavalry led by Douglas MacArthur. Back in Mexico he spends most of he works for Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo which leads to a job as a secretary/typist with Leon Trotsky. After Trotsky's assassination he returns to the U.S., becomes a successful novelist and finds himself under investigation by HUAC for his connection to Trotsky. This is a bit of a slow starter but is well-worth the time.