Loving Frank
the scandalous love affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mameh Cheney
$20.69
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2008
Summary
In the early 1900s, polite Chicago society was rocked by a terrible scandal as renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, ran off with Mamah Cheney, a client’s wife.
Abandoning their families and reputations, the lovers fled to Europe and exile. Mamah’s actions branded her an unnatural mother, and society relished her persecution.
For the rest of her life, Mamah paid an extraordinary price for moving outside society’s rules, in a time that was unforgiving of a woman’s quest for f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340919446 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340919442 |
| Author: | Nancy Horan |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Two Roads |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Sceptre |
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Critics Review
Horan does an impressive job of rescuing Mamah from the footnotes of history … This compelling read sheds light on an ill-fated relationship from the foundations up - Independent
Enthralling - New York TimesA novel of impressive scope and ambition - Washington PostA riveting historical novel. - Seattle Post-IntelligencerLoving Frank is one of those novels that takes over your life. It’s mesmerizing and fascinating filled with complex characters, deep passions, tactile descriptions of astonishing architecture, and the colorful immediacy of daily life a hundred years ago all gathered into a story that unfolds with riveting urgency. - Lauren Belfer, author of City of LightThis graceful, assured first novel … is engrossing, provocative reading. - Scott TurowAbout The Author
Nancy Horan
Nancy Horan is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications. Loving Frank is her first novel. She lived most of her life in Oak Park, IL - on the same street as the Cheney house - until her recent move to Puget Sound.
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