Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

This was a fascinating read and I learned so much about Frank Lloyd Wright. I went to school in Madison, WI, recall visiting a FLW home there, but never knew about Taliesan and what happened there. I did visit Taliesan West while in AZ several years ago, and most likely, the story of the Wisconsin house that first held that name was told in the tour of the home, but I didn't remember.

Anyway, there are a lot of themes going on in this really compelling tale and the struggles that Mameh Bothwick endured by choosing love over the comforts of her family life.

Here is an overview from Wikipedia:

Loving Frank is an American novel by Nancy Horan published in 2007. 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.
The tragic ending through me for a loop because I knew NOTHING about what happened at Taliesan. And I won't tell here!

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