Eleanor and Hick : The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady

from tututhefirst

Slow starting, never really got a good structure going. I finished feeling really let down. A good synopsis of the times, with amusing anecdotes, but it just didn't hang together for me.

from Whisper1

A good book that seemed to take a long time to get through. Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickock had a long-term relationship. Early in the marriage when Eleanor discovered Franklin's breakage of his marriage vows to woe Eleanor's private secretary, Eleanor knew that wanted to divorce him, but hi...

from Big_Bang_Gorilla

Being an account of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's love affair with Associated Press newshound Lenora Hickok. The author assumes that the two enjoyed a physical relationship, a conclusion other writers--especially, oddly, individuals of a leftish persuasion-- have been loath to draw. She assumes ...

from mckait

Eleanor and Hick THE LOVE AFFAIR THAT SHAPED A FIRST LADY By SUSAN QUINN is a keeper. This is the fourth or fifth book I have read on the topic of these three women and each has given it's own special flavor to the story. This one draws you in immediately, and makes you feel the not only the conn...

from LynnB

I had only a cursory knowledge of FDR's presidency and was vaguely aware that Eleanor Roosevelt was an important influence and politically active in her own right. So, I learned a lot and found this book provided a look into the workings of the White House and how various decisions played out. Th...