false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg 180810 5 An utterly absorbing novel about a famous political marriage and an epic infidelity. <P>On the eve of World War I, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fiercely ambitious and still untouched by polio, falls in love with his wife's social secretary, Lucy Mercer. Eleanor stumbles on their letters and divorce is discussed, but honor and ambition win out. Franklin promises he will never see Lucy again. <P>But Franklin and Lucy do meet again, and again they fall in love. As he prepares to run for an unprecedented third term and lead America into war, Franklin turns to Lucy for the warmth and unconditional approval Eleanor is unable to give. <P>Ellen Feldman brings a novelist's insight to bear on the connection of these three compelling characters. Franklin and Lucy did finally meet, across the divide of his illness and political ascendancy, her marriage and widowhood. They fell in love again. As he prepared to run for an unprecedented third term and lead America into war, Franklin turned to Lucy for the warmth and unconditional approval Eleanor was unable to give. <P>Drawing on recently discovered materials to re-create the voice of a woman who played a crucial but silent role in the Roosevelt presidency, <I>Lucy</I> is a remarkably sensitive exploration of the private lives behind a public marriage. Reading group guide included. 869819 2003 Lucy total:157|5:16|4:66|3:46|2:22|1:7| 157 533 234 43 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 4 0 true Tue Mar 24 21:11:41 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 21:26:25 -0700 2009
It's written in the first person, from Lucy's (rose-colored...more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 1 0 false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 21:29:09 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 17:31:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 884549 0393051536 9780393051537 18 6 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179179023m/884549.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/884549.Lucy_A_Novel 3 0 false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 13:10:10 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 09:12:09 -0800 2009
Although the book skips through her mid-life and marriag...more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 3 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 19:39:27 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 15:04:59 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:01:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:04:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 06:11:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 06:40:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jan 07 18:30:40 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 18:32:38 -0800 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 2 0 false Fri Mar 13 11:43:57 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 11:45:26 -0700 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 1 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:59:42 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 09:20:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 4 0 false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 14:09:13 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 14:13:21 -0700 2008 1 Loving Frank
it's a piece of historical fiction based upon journals that gives you insight into a powerful male figure and his even more persuasive mistress.

It's kind of an interesting re-telling of historical points in history that I have found...more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 4 0 false Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 22:50:15 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 22:15:57 -0700 2009 fasinating insight into FDR's rise to greatness.]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 3 0 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:29:16 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 12:35:04 -0800 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 4 0 false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Nov 28 20:05:51 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 21:24:20 -0800 2008 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 3 0 false Sun Oct 04 05:19:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 04:41:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 05:19:11 -0700 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 3 0 false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 06:25:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 13:40:28 -0700 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 0 0 false Wed Dec 02 07:46:22 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 07:46:49 -0800 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 5 0 false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 06:17:41 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 09:57:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 4 0 false Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 17:41:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 16:45:56 -0700 2009 180810 0393325105 9780393325102 139 36 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172494852m/180810.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180810.Lucy 5 0 false Mon Sep 01 13:07:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 13:15:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 884549 0393051536 9780393051537 18 6 3.39 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179179023m/884549.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/884549.Lucy_A_Novel 4 0 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Dec 19 17:05:37 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 17:09:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=180810