Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

Well! This was quite the interesting novel...and yes, it is a novel, though based on true events. To sum up the plot: This is a novel about the love affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and his mistress Mamah (pronounced "may-mah") Borthwick Cheney - between the years of 1907 and 1914. During the construction of Mamah's house (with her, then husband), the attraction between the she and Frank is palpable. What develops between the two will leave their families broken with Cheney's ending in divorce and her kids pretty much abandoned. The complications that occur are fascinating and INCREDIBLE. The ending...WOW!

I liked this book. Until I had read the end, I would have said, "Eh. Whatever." The book could have been shortened into a novella - eliminating most of the middle, leaving the reader with the culmination of the affair and the events that end it. The true events are unbelievable. So interesting. The ending makes the book.
The thing that I will say that I didn't like about this book - and call me a throwback to the 50s or anti-feminists (whatever) but I could have done without all the "Women's Movement" crap. I guess I'm too wrapped up in the history of individual people rather than "movements" that people were wrapped up in. Anyway, I would recommend this book but like me, you may end up doing a lot of skimming. It certainly makes me want to know more about FLW - well, his personal life.

Side note: If you aren't interested in reading this book, search Mamah Borthwick Cheney's name and read the circumstances of her life...you won't believe...it's like out of a movie (a horror movie).