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Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo | Hayden Herrera
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The definitive biography of the legendary artist Frida Kahlo
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ladyvital

😵 😵 😵 😱 😱 😱 😰 😰 😰 😭 😭 😭I wonder how much she would have thrived if she had not remarried Diego Rivera 😪

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anushareflects
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I won‘t lie - I‘m a Frida fan girl through and through. And this book just made me fall in love with her all the more. It‘s so raw and honest, I loved that the biographer relied on letters and direct conversations to convey Frida‘s story, because that‘s how she would have wanted to be remembered (I imagine). Frida was such a beautiful, strong, phenomenal woman. It was a true pleasure getting to know this icon up close.

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Andrea313
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Much of this biography is #SetInMexico, as Kahlo lived primarily in Mexico City. If you ever have the chance to visit her home in Coyoacán (La Casa Azul, now a museum), don't miss it! #BiblioMAYnia #frida
@OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚🇲🇽 4y
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TrishB
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Couldn‘t go #downinmexico without thinking about Frida ❤️
#wanderingjune

squirrelbrain 😁👍 5y
Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻✨ 5y
BarbaraBB This prompt wouldn‘t be complete without her 💜 5y
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marleed My favorite 5k is a Frida run in SAn Antonio on her birthday. Lots of unibrows and high top braids in that run! 5y
Cinfhen I wanted to post about Lacuna but @squirrelbrain beat me too it!! #FridaRules ♥️🙌🏻 5y
TrishB @marleed that sounds fun! 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen me too 😁 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Of course! Love your books! 5y
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TrishB
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Wow!! There is so much information in this book, don‘t read unless you want to know everything! It took me longer than normal as I had to look at every picture as the book was discussing it.
Frida was compelling, contradictory and complex and I think I‘m a little bit in love with her! I‘m definitely in awe of her.
Fascinating read.

Cathythoughts It does sound fascinating 👍🏻♥️stacking 5y
Valeka Such a great book! Frida was so multidimensional and complex. 💖 5y
Leftcoastzen I loved this book, I remember it being very detailed.She was amazing! 5y
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Weaponxgirl I loved this book! 5y
Tanisha_A Sounds so good! 5y
Rachel_nyc I‘m going to see an exhibit of her work soon. Sounds like this will be the perfect follow-up. 5y
TrishB @Tanisha_A it definitely is! 5y
TrishB @Rachel_nyc it will be a great follow up! 5y
Caroline2 Oh interesting! I‘ve just finished the Mexican section in The Lacuna and I loved Frida!!! 😍 5y
TrishB @Caroline2 there is everything you need to know in this! 5y
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Valeka
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My sweet cousin sent me this lovely book! Can‘t wait to dive in!

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kricheal
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My new tote bag from society6.com 😍😍🥰🥰

megnews 🧡🧡 5y
Carolyn11215 Ohhhhhhh....I adore Frida Kahlo!!! 5y
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JoScho Love it! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage She‘s so amazing and so is that bag! 5y
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Andno.86
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Valeka
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1- I couldn‘t finish the first Miss Peregrine book. I wanted to like it but it wasn‘t meant to be.
2- Popcorn
3- Frida by Hayden Herrera
4- Tagging anyone that wants to participate!

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needleminding
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I'm giving my daughter this book for Christmas because Frida Kahlo is amazing and we're all learning Spanish. 💙💚💛🧡💜 Thanks so much for offering this giveaway, @RebelReader! #weedingwednesdaygiveaway

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alisiakae
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A collection of my favorite #bookmarks! The Frida, MLK, and gold cat have been with me for a long time, and my grandmother made the blue snowflake one. 😃

A day late, because that is just how my life is right now. 😆

#fallintoreading

TrishB They are awesome - love bookmarks 💓 7y
TheWordJar Ahhh! Second time seeing those Hamilton bookmarks and I neeeeed!!! 7y
OrangeMooseReads Love the Frida and Hamilton bookmarks 7y
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SpiderGoddess
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Frida is my choice for #feministfriday as part of the #awesomeautumnbooks
@Jess7

BarbaraTheBibliophage She's my hero! 7y
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Bookish_B
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Suggested reading for #womenshistorymonth 👍🏼🤓🇲🇽

angrylilasian I love her work! 7y
Cinfhen Love that skull 💀 7y
LeahBergen I have this one. 👍🏼 7y
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ValerieAndBooks 👍I have this one too but it's still TBR. No surprise @LeahBergen does too 😊 7y
Bookish_B @Cinfhen Thanks. I actually got it in Mexico when I went to Frida Kahlo's house 😊 7y
Bookish_B @ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen it's definitely a dense read. Took me forever to finish it! 7y
LeahBergen @ValerieAndBooks And it's still TBR for me, too. 😂 7y
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prowlix
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#artrelatedbooks- this is one of my favorites! It's such a detailed biography of badass artist. And I also love the movie with Salma Hayek 💗

Emiller Loved the book and the movie 😄 7y
Notafraidofwords This is so on my list! 7y
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leslieisreading
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I couldn't think of too many #artrelatedbooks that I read and was all that excited about (though I almost went with The Goldfinch), but I've had this biography of Frida Kahlo on my want-to-read list forever and I think I'll try to get to it in 2017. I believe the Salma Hayek movie was based specifically on this biography, though I haven't actually seen that movie. #seasonsreadings2016

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leanna14
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A little morning me time with my favorite lady!

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BookwormBritty
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Great read if you're a fan of Frida! Really interesting insights into her paintings and what was going on in her life at the time she created them.

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LeahBergen
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#AllHallowsRead How about a Frida Kahlo Day of the Dead #bookmark? Close enough? 😉

GlitteryOtters Ahhh, I love that bookmark! 7y
Wilkie I ADORE Frida💋💖💋 7y
BekahB One of my favorite artists! I love that bookmark 😀 7y
DebinHawaii I definitely need your fun Frida bookmark to go with my Frida Kahlo entries today! 😀👍 7y
Hobbinol Love your bookmark collection! (And of course I'm all about Reina Frida❤️) 7y
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Hobbinol
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From my well worn copy: "Painting was part of Frida Khalo's battle for life. It was also part of her self-creation: in her art, as in her life, a theatrical self-presentation was a means to control her world." #booktober #BooksSetinSAmerica

Josie I love Frida and her art work! Such an amazing woman. 7y
Hobbinol @Josie You really have to admire people who have the ferocious kind of courage it takes to mark your own destiny. 7y
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amythibodeau
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Crush your heart and bear upon it.

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amythibodeau
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"Many of them recall that she always carried a schoolboy's knapsack amounting to "a little world on her back": texts, notebooks, drawings, butterflies and dried flowers, colors, and books printed in gothic script from the library of her father."

MrBook Nice passage! And welcome to @Litsy ! 😊👍🏻 8y
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prowlix
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A little different for my #wcw - an amazing biography about a vivid woman! Friday Kahlo seems to be everywhere but without all the fascinating details of her life widely known. A well researched look at Frida's childhood during the Mexican Revolution, a devastating injury, her politics, sexuality and marriage, and of course her artwork!

Bibliogeekery 💜❤️💚 Frida!! 8y
BookishFeminist Frida is amazing! I need to read a biography of her. 8y
prowlix @BookishFeminist I stumbled on the Salem Hayek movie first which I believe was based on this biography. I loved it! 8y
BookishFeminist @prowlix I love the Selma Hayek movie! 🌺 8y
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MMenefee
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Frida Kahlo, in her summer ensemble (on a file cabinet at the orifice), for #WonderWomanWednesday. Her writings and paintings are so full of passion, imagination/her reality, life.

BekahB That's awesome! She is by far one of my favorite artists. 8y
BookBabe This is so great. 😁 love the shirt!👍🏻 8y
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iLo
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"Nell'albero da frutta eterno i tuoi frutti regalano gli aromi i tuoi fiori regalano i colori crescendo con la gioia dei venti e dei boccioli. Non smettere di dissetare l'albero di cui sei il sole, l'albero che ha fatto tesoro del tuo seme "Diego" è il nome dell'amore".

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Josie
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Frida Kahlo is one of my favorite artists. I read this when I was very young, probably too young to fully comprehend exactly what she went through. An amazing read about her life from childhood to death. I highly recommend if you are a fan of her art!

MyBookLife Did you see the movie Frida? It's so good ❤️❤️ 8y
Josie I did! I actually saw the movie first and became obsessed! I was only 14 or 15 at the time but I went crazy! The movie and the book match up pretty well, too. It's not often you can say that. 8y
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