false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179285637m/898885.jpg 898885 16 <i>I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current.</i> So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their lives. In this ambitious debut novel, fact and fiction blend together brilliantly. While scholars have largely relegated Mamah to a footnote in the life of America’s greatest architect, author Nancy Horan gives full weight to their dramatic love story and illuminates Cheney’s profound influence on Wright. Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and intellectual. Horan’s Mamah is a woman seeking to find her own place, her own creative calling in the world. Mamah’s is an unforgettable journey marked by choices that reshape her notions of love and responsibility, leading inexorably ultimately lead to this novel’s stunning conclusion. Elegantly written and remarkably rich in detail, Loving Frank is a fitting tribute to a courageous woman, a national icon, and their timeless love story. 3345089 7 8 2007 Loving Frank: A Novel total:11224|5:2020|4:4820|3:3108|2:1002|1:273| 11224 40986 16403 3407 2 30 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 07:04:31 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 10:29:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 15 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 06:55:14 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 07:25:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 11 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 14:35:26 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 14:43:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 11 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 16:28:32 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 07:25:44 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 8 false false Wed Sep 26 19:33:35 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 08:07:51 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 19:33:21 -0700 2007
But as the book progressed, I...more...]]> 5 10 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 13:04:28 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 06:06:24 -0700 2008
But seriously, this book. WOW. WOW. WOW. I love it in a way I haven't loved a book in a while (even all the ones I'...more...]]> 4 10 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 14 09:54:32 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 09:59:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 5 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 13:27:09 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 06:29:47 -0800 2007
Horan's exploration of Mamah's painful experiences as a renegade woman going a...more...]]> 3 6 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 03 06:44:24 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 13 08:11:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 04:57:07 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 14:17:55 -0700 2008
Before reading this novel, I knew of Frank Lloyd Wright and his amazing designs but nothing of his personal life. It surprised me ...more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 29 18:38:20 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 16:20:40 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 4 false true Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 20:52:15 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 21:38:41 -0700 2007
This historical novel chronicles the emotional love affair between famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and little-known translator/feminist scholar Mamah Borthwick. The story, which follow...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 15:05:28 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 14:35:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 16:42:08 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 16:42:13 -0700 2007 This is the kind of book that inspires me to write the author to just share how much I loved the book.
It is a book of fiction, based on the actual lives of Frank Lloyd Wright and his "girlfriend/mistress". But so much more. It...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 07:43:04 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 07:43:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 6 false false Fri Dec 12 13:25:57 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 13:26:07 -0800 2008 5 2 false false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 12:48:32 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 13:45:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 08:43:53 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 08:54:44 -0800 2008 Loving Frank. Although I was familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright's work when I read this, I had no idea how fascinating his personal life was. Apparently, the guy had a knack for luring women away from their home and families. This book i...more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 18 14:55:31 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 08:02:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 28 20:03:41 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 20:08:06 -0800 2009 I also felt ripped off...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=898885