A beautifully imagined story of the last days of Frida Kahloas life A few days before Frida Kahloas death in 1954, she wrote in her diary, aI hope the exit is joyfulaand I hope never to return.a Diagnosed with polio at the age of six and plagued by illness and injury throughout her life, Kahloas chronic pain was a recurrent theme in her extraordinary art. In "Fridaas Bed," Slavenka DrakulicA explores the inner life of one of the worldas most influential female artists, skillfully weaving Fridaas memories into descriptions of her paintings, producing a meditation on the nature of chronic pain and creativity. With an intriguing subject whose unusual life continues to fascinate, this poignant imagining of Kahloas thoughts during her final hours by another daringly original and uncompromising creative talent will attract readers of literary fiction and art lovers alike.