NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The House of
Lincoln, an "enthralling" novel that brings "the buried truths of the
ill-starred relationship of Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Frank Lloyd
Wright to light" (The New York Times Book Review).
"Masterful."--People
"A fascinating love story."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Truly artful fiction."--The New York Times
"I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want
to swim in the river. I want to feel the current."
So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to
justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years
earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the
renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the
construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah
and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked
on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their
lives.
Drawing on years of research, Horan weaves little-known facts into a
compelling narrative, vividly portraying the conflicts and struggles of
a woman forced to choose between the roles of mother, wife, lover, and
intellectual. Mamah's is an unforgettable journey marked by choices that
reshape her notions of love and responsibility, leading inexorably to
this novel's stunning conclusion.
Elegantly written and remarkably rich in detail, Loving Frank is a
fitting tribute to a courageous woman, a national icon, and their
timeless love story.
Winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical
Fiction - One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, The
Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Christian Science
Monitor
