Loving Frank

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• Extract from Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

  Comments ( 0) Add to My Stories Interior of a residence created by Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago Chapter 1 1907 Mamah Cheney sidled up to the Studebaker and put her hand sideways on the crank. She had started the thing a hundred times before, but she ... (read full critics)

  dailymail published on Tue, 21 Sep 2010

• Notes on a Scandal

  In “Ragtime,” his fable of social change in early-20th-century America, E. L. Doctorow sent a stuffy paterfamilias on an expedition to the North Pole, leaving his docile wife behind in New Rochelle. In the Arctic, the man was disgusted to encounter u ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

5 Reviews

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  Not really what I had expected when I started, but a very interesting story. As a former Oak Park resident it was interesting to see some of the history there. And it is tremendously gratifying to think how different society has become in 100 years - that women can make choices for themselves withou ... (continue)

  Not really what I had expected when I started, but a very interesting story. As a former Oak Park resident it was interesting to see some of the history there. And it is tremendously gratifying to think how different society has become in 100 years - that women can make choices for themselves without becoming pariahs. I definitely did not expect the ending and cried when I finished the book. Very good story.

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  wilkinsjordan said on Apr 22, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Such a troubled love and such a dramatic end

  Characters: Frank Lloyd Wright, Mamah Cheney

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  Mati said on Jan 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  The perils of true love - a 1910 perspective

  What we take for granted today -if your mariage turns out to be a mistake the first time around, you get divorced and move on - was anything but a given for American women at the turn of the 20th century. Although divorce was possible it meant no custody, no support and becoming a social pariah. Whe ... (continue)

  What we take for granted today -if your mariage turns out to be a mistake the first time around, you get divorced and move on - was anything but a given for American women at the turn of the 20th century. Although divorce was possible it meant no custody, no support and becoming a social pariah. When Mamah Cheny decides to leave her husband and children to follow Frank Lloyd Wright, she ignored how difficult the future would be. True love is a wonderful thing but one is not alone in the world. This story, based on the true story of the love affair, in addition to being a good read offers a primer on the history of the feminist movement (and how restricting the issues to gaining the vote left a terrible hole in equality issues). Mamah comes off as a squeeky clean, intellectual who was terribly misunderstood -too advanced for the times. But the choice she makes is not innocent. What was missing for me was a little more of a critical eye.

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  Gail Paris said on Dec 21, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  I have always loved Frank Lloyd Wright as an architect. I did not know alot about him personally. I found it interesting that he was such a spend thrift and as successful as he was in his field, he died virtuously penniless. There was something just a little off-balance about him.

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  Jamie Gemuend767 said on Sep 30, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  The book caught my eye on the shelf because of its beautiful stained glass window cover. I picked it up and opened it - the quote inside says people will pick this up because of Frank Lloyd Wright, but they will keep reading because of Mamah Cheney. (That was so me! hmmm... maybe it's meant to be) ... (continue)

  The book caught my eye on the shelf because of its beautiful stained glass window cover. I picked it up and opened it - the quote inside says people will pick this up because of Frank Lloyd Wright, but they will keep reading because of Mamah Cheney. (That was so me! hmmm... maybe it's meant to be)
  It's the story of a love affair between the incredible architecture and one of his clients.
  I'm only into it the first 50 pages, but i love the story so far. I really reading of Chicago in the early 1900s. The author slips in the history and city very well, without it being a teaching lesson.
  I hope it keeps up this well throughout the book!

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  Beeridgett said on Jun 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 400 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0345495004
• ISBN-13: 9780345495006
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Pub date: Apr 08, 2008
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書, Libri Italiani

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