Loving Frank, 9780340919446
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Forbidden love, scandalous exile: she paid the price for happiness.
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Loving Frank

the scandalous love affair between frank lloyd wright and mameh cheney

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 2008

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Summary

Scandal and Soulmates: The Story of Loving Frank

In the early 1900s, Chicago society was scandalized when architect Frank Lloyd Wright eloped with Mamah Cheney, his client’s wife.

Forsaking their families and reputations, the lovers sought refuge in Europe, facing exile and societal condemnation. Mamah was branded an unnatural mother and relentlessly persecuted.

For defying social norms and pursuing personal fulfillment in an unforgiving era, Mamah paid a steep price…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780340919446
ISBN-10:0340919442
Series:Sceptre
Author:Nancy Horan
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:Two Roads
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:30 June 2008
Weight:340g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Horan does an impressive job of rescuing Mamah from the footnotes of history … This compelling read sheds light on an ill-fated relationship from the foundations up - Independent

Enthralling - New York Times

A novel of impressive scope and ambition - Washington Post

A riveting historical novel. - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Loving Frank is one of those novels that takes over your life. It’s mesmerizing and fascinating filled with complex characters, deep passions, tactile descriptions of astonishing architecture, and the colorful immediacy of daily life a hundred years ago all gathered into a story that unfolds with riveting urgency. - Lauren Belfer, author of City of Light

This graceful, assured first novel … is engrossing, provocative reading. - Scott Turow

About The Author

Nancy Horan

Nancy Horan is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications. Loving Frank is her first novel. She lived most of her life in Oak Park, IL - on the same street as the Cheney house - until her recent move to Puget Sound.

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