Reluctant First Lady - Primary Source Edition

by Lorena A. Hickok

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Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

220 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1980

About the author

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Reviews

[Susan Albert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story of Lorena Hickok's early professional relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand ER's fears about entering the White House in 1932. Excellent for its characterization of ER, for her understanding of the limits and possibilities of her role, and for the background details of her life as First Lady. Reads like non-fiction, but readers need to remember that this is a fictional account written for teen readers. Don't look for clues to Hickok's personal relationship with ER--for that, read EMPTY WITHOUT YOU, Rodger Streitmatter's edited collection of ER's and Hickok's letters.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really don't know much about Eleanor Roosevelt.
This turned out to be an interesting experience to learn about her love, committment and respect for Franklin, her desires, and her expectations.

[julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.

This was very interesting and quite readable for a biographical report. I read this one with the alleged affair of Eleanor Roosevelt and the author, Lorena Hickok, in the back of my mind, which automatically made me look for signs of this rumoured relationship non-stop. I thought there were a couple of ambiguous scenes, but maybe that was just me interpreting to my liking. One point of critic for me is certainly the ending, which was very abrupt — the only warning I got was basically that I had run out of pages to read. Still a worthy read if you’re at all interested in Eleanor Roosevelt handling the beginning of her long First Ladyship.

[Herb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting memoir of the early times spent between Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Hickok, her good newspaperwoman friend. Mainly a story about their side trips while trying to escape from reporters. A good read.

[K.S.C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charming to read, but not quite what I had expected. Hickok is, by her own admission, a terrible journalist.

Still, a delightful bit of insight from a close friend of the former First Lady.