Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Here is the story of Mama Borthwick Cheney, the woman who had a love affair with the architect Frank Lloyd Wright at the beginning of his career in the 1900s. Blending fact and fiction, the author spent years researching Mama’s life to portray her beyond the scandalous newspaper stories of the time.
They fell deeply in love and Mama struggled to choose between her roles of mother, wife, lover and intellectual. Defying tradition, they both risked the loss of family and Wright the scorn in the field of architecture.
It was a love that lasted many years and the conclusion was so traumatic that it seems unbelievable, until you realize that this novel is grounded in fact.
Horan brings Mama to life and creates a compelling story in doing so. It would be a great read for a book club and it will have any reader looking further into Wright’s life and his work which is still so respected today.
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Posted by Barbara @ Parksville
