The Years with Laura Diaz

From one of Latin America's most gifted authors comes the dazzling, poetic novel The Years with Laura Díaz. Beginning his story in Detroit in 1999, Fuentes introduces his title character through her great-grandson nearly 30 years after her death. As the story unfolds, Laura Díaz emerges as a heroine of strength and allure, as a friend of the renowned Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and as a dedicated political activist in a country marked by corruption and violence. Through this extraordinary woman's life story, The Years with Laura Díaz offers an unblinking look at the tumultuous cultural and political scene in 20th-century Mexico.