Loving Frank : A Novel (Paperback)

from sweetiegherkin

Let me say from the outset I wasn't completely in love with the novel's two main characters, Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright. I found both of them to be at times annoyingly self-important and self-indulgent with this latter weakness in particular leading to the hurt of many importan...

from LivelyLady

Wonderful unabridged 12 disc audio of this book. Part historical fact and part fiction of the love affair between architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mamah Cheney. They were both married at the time and while Frank did not seek a divorce, Mamah did, which says something about her progressive natur...

from maryreinert

You don't have to know much about Frank Lloyd Wright or be "into" architecture to enjoy this book which is a fascinating look at the history and culture in the early 1900's as well as a complicated love story with the added bonus of a surprising ending. Although I didn't find any of the character...

from dawnlovesbooks

i think the quote from goethe on the first page of this novel really sums up the book: "One lives but once in the world." i loved this book and the emphasis it put on true love and happiness, women's rights and the importance of freedom. two powerful lines from the book: "I have been standing on ...

from crazy4novels

I finished reading Nancy Horan's "Loving Frank" two days ago and I'd like to give the novel a qualified thumbs up. Why the qualification? Let me explain. A novel that is loosely historical and extremely well written can be highly successful. The book's page-turning story captivates readers, who l...