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. Advance praise for Loving Frank: “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 /5(2K). Set in the first decade of the ‘s, Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan is part soap opera, part Architectural Digest, part travel guide and a must read for feminists and Frank Lloyd Wright-ophiles alike/5. “LOVING FRANK, an enthralling first novel by Nancy Horan, is set at the same time as Doctorow’s modern classic—the decade before World War I—and recreates its weld of fact and fiction, wrapped around the core theme of female self-actualization. Unlike the wife in Ragtime, however, the woman under scrutiny in Horan’s book actually lived .
Despite having "bodice-ripping" potential, Loving Frank is most firmly a novel grounded in research, not a 'romance'. Of course, the love affair between Mamah and Frank is central to the story, but Loving Frank is first and foremost the story of Mamah's life, and although the relationship between her and Frank is interesting, it is the exploration of her character and the period details that. Nancy Horan, author of Under The Wide And Starry Sky and Loving Frank. Play Book Tag: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan 4 stars: 1 PM Play Book Tag: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan - 3 stars: 5 AM Play Book Tag: Loving Frank - Nancy Noran - 4 stars: 2 AM Loving Frank packs a punch: 16 AM.
Nancy Horan, author of Under The Wide And Starry Sky and Loving Frank. LC Class. PSO L68 Loving Frank is an American novel by Nancy Horan published in It tells the story of Mamah Borthwick and her illicit love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright amidst the public shame they experienced in early twentieth century America. 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. Advance praise for Loving Frank: “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.
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