This is a very well researched and written book. You won't remain neutral about these characters. Upon ending the book, you will want more--more about Frank Lloyd Wright's ensuing decades.

How is it possible to bore a reader to death with a story of celebrity, artistic acheivement ,passionate love, adultery, and murder? Just ask Nancy Horan, the author of "Loving Frank", the story of the scandalous, and ultimately tragic, love affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mameh Cheney.
Let's give Horan her due.....she is consistent. She never misses an opportunity to gloss over a conflict or miss a dramatic moment. In one sentence she decides to leave her husband and small children; in half a page we have the account of murder and mayhem that left seven innocents slaughtered.
The book reads more like a student research paper than a book of fiction.

I have enjoyed the book but felt it was somewhat of a slow read. Thoughful and reflective.

I didn't know much about Wright and enjoyed this book - learning about his work and getting a glimpse into his personality. Although the work was mainly about Mamah, and got a little dull at times, overall it was a quick read and well written.

I read this book based on a recommendation from a friend. Even though I am not usually a fan of historical fiction, I was interested, as I have been to Falling Water and knew a few things- or so I thought- about Frank Lloyd Wright.
I was truly captivated by this book. Loving Frank tells of the clandestine love affair between the Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney. This book was so amazing from a feminist stand point...Mamah was a very well-educated, strong woman who was trying to fight her way in a man's world. She did not get a fair shake in the world, but was very courageous.
The end was quite a shock and inspired me to find out more about the lives of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney. (Ahhhh, now I understand the draw to historical fiction!) I spent a few hours on the internet researching after I finished reading this wonderful book. It is a story that will stay with you, and leave you wanting more.

A rather disappointing book after all the hype. Too much dwelling on Maymah's emotional torture and not enough on the relationship that drove her to leave a conventional life for that of an outcast. Too little about Frank and I still am not sure why she loved him since she portrayed him as a completely arrogant and self absorbed creature. The pain of leaving her children was well documented and finally tedious but the joy of being with Frank was stated but not explored. Too much minutia on financial matters and then all brushed away as she travels and studies and does as she pleases. Felt there should have been more at the end about Frank to tie up her influence on his life.

Loving Frank fictionalizes the love affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and his mistress Mamah Cheney, a union that scandalized the world. Mamah is a woman who prizes ideas and personal freedom over convention and subservience, but sadly, she also prizes this above motherhood, and they leave behind their marriages and a tribe of children to go abroad together. This brings scorn upon them from every direction. Whereas Frank is condemned for being merely naughty, she is deemed perverse.The novel paints an accurate portrait of anti-feminist social mores of America, prone to a busy-body, indignant hypocrisy, then as now. Horan does a mainly predictable job with this material.

The flaw in this book is the lack of spark! The writing, and the characterizations are dull and insipid.Wright's genius is treated like an encyclopedia subject, the reader has to be told, not shown; we feel none of his fire. Mamah, is portrayed as his thoughtful and provocative equal,but we have to take it on faith, because she doesn't seem to be more than a foil for his narcisissm and excess.

Frankly, I was bored.

Well written and well researched account of a woman's struggle between love, passion and responsibility.

I liked the book but because it was about a famous architect I wished the book contained more pictures of the homes he designed. The ending was totally unexpected.

Veteran journalist Nancy Horan spent seven years preparing her debut novel, "Loving Frank," for publication.

Maybe all first-time novelists should follow Horan's formula because she hit this one out of the park.

It's been a long time since I read such luminous prose, told by someone who pays close attention to details and the development of her characters.

"Loving Frank" is the fictional retelling of the scandalous love affair between architect Frank Lloyd Wright, struggling to make a name for himself, and Martha (Mamah) Bouton Borthwick Cheney, who, along with her husband, Edwin, commissions Wright to design a home for her in 1903 on 520 North East Avenue in the Oak Park suburb of Chicago.

The story begins with an entry from Mamah's diary:

It was Edwin who wanted to build a new house. I didn't mind the old Queen Anne on Oak Park Avenue. It was full of the things of my childhood, and I found it comforting after so many years away. I wonder if he reflects on those days now - on the fact that it was he who craved a place entirely his own.

In addition to the extensive research she did on Frank Lloyd Wright's life, Horan also had access to ten handwritten letters from Cheney to Swedish feminist philosopher Ellen Key. Cheney served as translator for several of Key's works released in the United States.

It's rare for me head straight to my computer after finishing a book, but that's what I did after closing the cover of "Loving Frank." I wanted to know more about Mamah.

If you decide to pick up this title, please hold off going to the Internet until you're finished. Let Horan's beautifully crafted work its magic before the story's ending jerks you back to reality.

You must read this book. You will learn about history, architecture, and real love. You will also have conflicting emotions throughout the book, but in the end, you will praise this author and ask for more works to be written.

This was a good book, that beuatifully intertwined fiction and non-fiction. It is about a love affair between Frank Lloyd Wright and a married woman, Mamah Borthwick Cheney.

At times, it was a bit slow, but over all the book moved along nicely. Mamah is a woman that was well beyond her time. I have a feeling that we all would know her name had she not fallen to tragedy. I would like to know more about her. And Mr. Wright, I believe, has a reputation for being egotistical, yet brilliant. This book shows a different side of him, although we still get a good taste of the FLW that we have all heard about.

What I found most interesting about this book was the fiction and non-fiction that were intertwined together. I found myself researching his homes and the people in the book. I became even more interested in the book once I realized that many parts are true (the end, for example). Being from Illinois, I am familiar with FLW and his work, but enjoyed hearing about how some of his designs were created and came to fruition. I will be sure to make a trip to the Dana-Thomas House in my hometown, Springfield very soon.

I knew very little about Frank Lloyd's life so I found this very interesting. The book was chosen by my book club and it was a great book for discussion since there were several issues, including women's rights, to talk about. I would highly recommend reading this book. The author had a very engaging style and kept the book moving.

This book was exactly what I thought it would be - a great insight into history combined with a fascinating love story. I couldn't put it down.

The book was received quickly and in perfect condition! Thanks
so much (and I really enjoyed the book!)

Wonderful love story, makes you want to go back to nature and live like they did, but keep the tissues handy, very sad ending. Amanda

We read this book for our book club, and we mature women all agreed it was a very good book. We liked the historical pictures, newspaper clippings, and the fascinating insight the author delved into concerning the architectural works of the brilliant Frank Lloyd Wright. While loving Frank, and walking away from all she had by way of traditional motherhood and marriage, Maymah portrays a woman who is progressive, yet scandalized. One of the better books for a provocative discussion over coffee, for those of us who lived the women's rights movements, and still bemoan the glass ceiling... still discussing women's issues, as we venture along the way to the next rural homemakers club!

Great book! You just have to read it. The ending is so unexpected that it shocks you. I guess my biggest surpise (besides the ending) was the time that it took place. Today we would think nothing of the type of life style that they lived in, but for the time in history in which this took place took me by surprise. A must read.

Author Nancy Horan has categorized her debut novel, Loving Frank, as historical fiction, but others might classify it as romance. The story is based on the real-life love affair that took place from 1907 to 1914, between world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright and one of his clients, Mamah Borthwick. During this period, Wright had not yet become the internationally, or even nationally recognized architect whose name is so familiar today.

Much has been written about Wright, but little information exists about Mamah Borthwick, who was married to Edwin Cheney at the time she and Wright began their liaison, so Horan created the persona of Mamah by interviewing people who were neighbors of the Cheneys, poring over articles from the yellow journalism tabloids of the time, and most importantly, reading several letters Mamah had written to Swedish philosopher Ellen Key.

The Cheneys had hired Wright, who was also married, to design and build a house for them. It was during this process that Mamah and Frank developed a close friendship, and it was after the Cheneys were living in the house but some work still needed to be completed that the intimate relationship between Mamah and Frank began. Frank's wife eventually discovered the affair, and later, Mamah confessed it to Edwin. Both Mamah and Frank ended up leaving their families (yes, there were children involved) and living together.

Horan's novel deftly traces the hefty price that Mamah, an educated woman, translator, and supporter of woman's suffrage, paid for loving Frank. She lost not only her husband and children, but her friends and sister too. Even when there were still opportunities to return to their fold, even during periods that Wright returned to his own family, Mamah maintained an independent life, because she was also on a journey of self-discovery, trying to figure out what she was beyond a wife and mother.

There were times throughout this story when I felt like kicking Mamah for not coming to her senses and other moments when I rooted her on as she championed a cause. Clearly, Horan has created a character who could have been the real Mamah Borthwick, one who has faults as well as admirable qualities.

Quill says: An excellent first novel from an author who may have you asking yourself how much women's roles have changed today.

Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio in Oak Park is on a spacious street that boasts several of his houses, two blocks from where I grew up. That street never loses its charm, though I've walked down it many times. Next door to my family lived a Frank Lloyd Wright impersonator/ expert who would don his black cape and wide-brimmed hat to give talks at some library or historical society. "There goes Frank Lloyd Wright," we would say whenever we saw Mr.Shepherd.
Now I regret that I never took advantage of the opportunity to learn about FLW from my neighbor's lectures, because due to this book, Loving Frank, I have become fascinated. Why was I never curious before? Evidence of his genius is all around Oak Park, and geniuses are often obsessive and tempermental and fascinating, aren't they? Horan bring FLW to life as a sensitive yet arrogant creative genius, basing a lot of FLW's character and dialogue on FlW's actual writings and ideas.
We see him through the eyes of his mistress, Mrs.Cheney. I was fascinated with her from the start also, curious to learn about her relationship with FLW, how she made that difficult choice to leave her children, and also because I heard about her tragic ending from my dad, when I was telling him that there's a new book about FLW and the mistress Cheney. He said, "Oh, yeah, you know that she-----?" No I didn't; thanks, you spoiler! But actually, knowing her fate increased my curiosity.
I found her to be a complex character, who had to follow the love of her life, yet felt guilty and missed her children every day. I couldn't help but sympathize with her as a reader, because we are so much inside her head throughout this book. Horan portrays her as a gentle intellectual who becomes involved with the feminist movement in order to defend her right to see her children and be treated equally as a divorcee.

I loved going through the ups and downs of FLW relationship with her, asking, is it worth it? The situation was always so precarious, financially, socially, emotionally. I couldn't put this book down.

Really enjoyed reading this book;learned a lot about the personal and professional life of Frank Lloyd Wright. Would recommend this book.

I picked up this book two times and tried to get into it, the third time, I made myself read it. About the middle of the book, I could not put it down, fabulous read.

The book is immensely readable, however I could not reconcile Mamah abandoning her children with the deeply thoughtful person Horan paints her to be. She had to be more self-absorbed than she appears on these pages. DO NOT make the mistake I did and reasearch the characters before finishing this book. I inadvertently discovered the shocking end to the story by reading on-line articles about FLW.
Mamah was woman born 100 years too early. FLW was, by Horan's account, irresponsible, a terrible money manager, and quite the narcissist.

My problem with the book was less with the writing than with the central character. That said, her half-hearted, directionless but still self-important quest to find herself went on for too many pages before she finally realized it was just an affair. Even that eventuality was lame as Mamah appeared more distressed about unpaid bills than she did about the effect of the sacrifices she'd been expecting from everyone all along. The book might not have been such a painful read if it had been simply shorter.

Having grown up knowing who Frank Lloyd Wright was (a famous architect), but knowing little about him personally, I was unprepared for the eagerness and antipation with which I devoured this novel once I began. I was intrigued by the great intellects Frank and Mamah are portrayed as having. Their fictionalized conversations are fascinating! All the while I was appalled by their affair and decision to leave their families--notably their children. This is a wholly engaging read with an ending that, if you are not already aware of the historical facts, will give you a shocking surprise.

Great book! We read this for our book club. It was extremely helpful to have the discussion questions in the back of the book. The seller sent the book very quickly and it was in excellent condition!

Loving Frank is a very well writte book bya first time author. She mixes fact with fiction very believably.
In the story itself, I grew a little weary of the main character;s whining about the situation that she herself had created.

I first saw this book displayed from a storefront window of a chain bookstore. It piqued my interest in what Nancy Horan had to say about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney. I lived in both Taliesins (Spring Green and Taliesin West in Scottsdale). I wanted to compare how my perception of the history of Taliesin falls into place with how the author, who based the novel on extensive research, compares with my own impressions of the place. When I read the novel, I was filtering the storyline along these lines---that of an architect who lived at Taliesin for a span of three years. I was impressed with the choice of words, the language with which Ms Horan described the architectural spaces that Frank Lloyd Wright designed. While I knew of the general history of the fires at Taliesin and about Mamah Cheney, recounting the places from the Oak Park Home and Studio to Taliesin in Spring Green, to moving around Chicago, all these created a connection for me given my background. Some of the stories related to me became real for a moment, while I was reading the novel. I also can tell that the author did extensive research about Frank Lloyd Wright and his architecture, one of which is his autobiography, because I had read the same book prior to reading Loving Frank. This book allowed me to see through a different facet of such strong characters as they interact, fight, and collaborate. I found the book very amusing and intriguing, even though I knew what would happen to Mamah Cheney in the end. This did not dampen my interest in finishing the book.

I have been listening to this book on CD and couldn't finish the second of twelve CD's. Mamah's character is one-dimensional and for a woman who is evidently trying to find acknowledgement for her creative sensibilities, is astonishingly mute in her marriage. For example,her husband Edwin initiated giving her owl jewelry and figurines as presents, which she accepts without a word but with internal annoyance. Regardless of what era she's living in, what happened to "Honey,thanks for the owls, but it's not really to my taste-why don't I tell you more about what I would like". The author gives her no voice within her marriage to become closer to Edwin by taking any risk to let him know her. What was so terribly wrong with him? We never get to know. The few examples that are given are bizarre. The few hairs on the top of his head resembled banjo strings. Really? Other metaphors are trite. She and Frank were "spit out by fate" to be together because they were born around the same time.
The author may have been limited by the document-based nature of her fictionalization, which perhaps provides her with little knowledge about Mamah's childhood or personality development, but we are left with a rather passive person who seems to get obsessively attracted to a married man's charisma and creativity. She unhappily has to wait for him to become available,but doesn't seem to try to develop her own creativity. Hardly the story of a woman becoming liberated. It instead presents a woman who is selfishly able to leave children and family behind for a man who is a genius but also has a narcissistic personality disorder. That actually could have been interesting had that been written about with more skill.

I hated this book for so many reasons; I'm not certain where to begin.

I suppose I can start with the premise. Well educated, well read mother and wife, feels she's not living up to her potential; not living authentically; feels there's more out there; wants to discover who she is. This premise has been examined countless times and I'm confident today there are many educated, well read mothers (particularly stay at home moms) and wives that have experienced those same feelings. However most of us do not fall into an affair with a lying egoist (okay, so he's considered a genius) and proceed to abandon our children under the guise of having to find out who we really are. Mamah's story would have been more captivating had she struck out on her own as opposed to taking up with another man and a married man at that. The story would have also seemed more credible, had her husband been stifling in some way. He was depicted as being nothing but encouraging.

Second, I could barely stomach Mamah's deference to FLW regarding her translation of a poem. There she is a woman with a master's degree in languages; an experienced translator and she's asking the architect, what he thinks.

Mamah's surprise at how she was depicted in the press was the point at which my expectations for this book plummeted. A woman of that time would have known exactly what she was in for. There would have been no doubt she would be painted with a "scarlet letter" and become a social pariah. Her curling up in bed with her bottle of cough syrup with just stupid.

Unfortunately once I begin a book I have to finish it. I pushed on just to get it read since it is our book club selection for this month. I wish I hadn't. Did Horan's publisher say "hey, you have to wrap this up" because the ending of this book came out of nowhere. All of a sudden (within a few pages) there's racial conflict between employee's, a dismissal and then the dismissed party goes crazy and kills several people. Is it just me, or was some character/scene development warranted there?

Finally, historical fiction is tough and I would think the first thing an author has to do is be firmly planted in the era about which they write. That wasn't the case here. The main character seemed naive about the time in which she lived and at times seemed to "think" with the mind of a 21st century woman.

Obviously I was very disappointed. I would suggest taking a pass on this one.

This is a tiresome story about selfish, self-important people for whom I felt nothing but contempt. The best part of the book was the end. The book itself deserves the same ending.

I would have rated Loving Frank zero stars, but the form wouldn't allow it.

To put it simply, I absolutely LOVED Loving Frank. Nancy Horan is clearly a gifted writer in that she has a great command of the language but is also accessible to any reader. I couldn't put this book down. I knew very little of Frank Lloyd Wright and found myself searching the internet for photos of his architecture (it is frequently beautifully described in the book). No one in my all-female book club agreed with Mamah's decision to leave her children, but we all couldn't help but like her. Everyone said this is one of the best books our club has ever read in our nearly ten years! I love books that educate me AND entertain me. Loving Frank did both beautifully.

To put it simply, I absolutely LOVED Loving Frank. Nancy Horan is clearly a gifted writer in that she has a great command of the language but is also accessible to any reader. I couldn't put this book down. I knew very little of Frank Lloyd Wright and found myself searching the internet for photos of his architecture (it is frequently beautifully described in the book). No one in my all-female book club agreed with Mamah's decision to leave her children, but we all couldn't help but like her. Everyone said this is one of the best books our club has ever read in our nearly ten years! I love books that educate me AND entertain me. Loving Frank did both beautifully.

I found Horan's read to be a fascinating look at another world and culture. The events occur one hundred years ago, yet remain relevant in today's celebrity obsessed world.

Mamah Borthwick's story is a compelling one. It's somewhat astounding that her tale is so often relegated to a mere footnote or aside in the Frank Lloyd Wright story. But here, that slight is corrected as she stands front and center in this fictionalized account of her life. Horan does a good job of presenting Mamah's search for herself in the context of the times. Mamah's decisions all have huge repurcussions for herself, her husband, her children and her lover, but she's willing to risk all for the combined passions of finding herself and loving Frank.

It's interesting how in our modern world, taking time to find one's self is deemed meritorious and reasonable. Contrast it with the rigid societal expectations of the turn of the century. Add in an affair that warranted front page treatment, and perhaps the time is now.

Although the book can be a bit pedantic, and the passion that flamed this relationship merely treated circumspectly, it's definitely worth reading.

This is the fictionalized story of the mistress of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Mamah Borthwick Cheney. She was a real woman who lived an interesting life, but certain private details are added to the facts to round out an enjoyable read. It wasn't a happily ever after love story, but Ms. Horan stayed true to what really happened to this woman in the early part of the century as she struggled against the norms of the times and the conflict within herself as a wife, mother, and woman in love. This was fascinating fiction.

Excellent book from beginning to end. Slow read, really pulls you into the story and you want to take your time when you read it. The end is incredible and not what the reader would expect. If you don't know about the life of Frank Lloyd Wright or his lover Mamah, do not look at any of his work or anything about his life on the internet. It will spoil the book for you.

I give the author credit for creating an interesting story based on very few remaining sources. My quibble is with the writing. It is hard to be original, but at times the author resorts to romance novel cliches that detract from the storytelling.

Very good book. I would have been more connected to it if there was deeper character development. It gave good insight into the views of marriage and women in the early 1900s as well as the early career of Frank Lloyd Wright. Mamah and Frank were two people who lived before their times. The decisions that Mamah made were extremely difficult and I'm not sure what I would have done. I very much believe in being in a true, fulfilling, passionate relationship, but having to achieve that at the expense of your children... not so sure. I want to read more about FLW because although he was brilliant and very compelling he seemed like a real narcissist!! I mean, he was FLW, but everything was definitely about him!
But I definitely enjoyed the book and it's definitely worth reading--especially if you like learning while reading fiction which is my favorite.

This book is an interesting story that gives the reader a bit to think about concerning the actual and fascinating lives of these two people. It is well written, and in fact, some passages are stunning. However, its pace often slows to a limp, and I felt as though it should have been concluded in half the number of pages.

I devoured this book. The prose is gorgeous. The story is both controversial and thought provoking. Even by today's standards, it is a story that will have many wagging their tongues. Yet, I came to sympathize and care deeply about the main characters, even if I didn't always agree with the decisions they made. It provoked me to think about women's roles and choices, and how far we've come. After finishing the novel, I felt touched, wiser, and fulfilled having read it. It is now one of my all time favorite books.

Interesting and well written, but it helps to remember that this is a work of fiction since some of the events stretch credulity.

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan is, in its simplest form, about a woman with deep emotional struggles set in the backdrop of the early nineteen hundreds. But this novel is anything but simple. This is the story of Mamah Borthwick Cheney who had to make tough choices in an effort to follow what her heart was feeling and about the high price she had to pay.

At this point I needn't tell you that this story isn't about the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but about the sordid details of the affair and the way the tabloid blew this relationship way out of proportion. It's funny when you think about it, really. Today, nearly one hundred years after the event the media still craves the blood of celebrities who make similar decisions.

If there is anything bad to say about this novel (and I'm reaching here) is the book takes a few chapters to get the steam engine going. Bud like I said, that's really stretching. Nancy Horan does an exquisite job in bringing this story to life. You'll find yourself sympathizing with Mamah Borthwick Cheney as her love for Mr. Wright tears apart this seemingly love stricken woman. From the inspiring choice by one family and the consequences that resulted this is a must read for all fans of true love.

I'd also recommend reading the highly rated novel: The Fates by Georgiou: Fates (classic)

I read this book for my book club. I wasn't excited about it, since I am not a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture, but it's more about his personality and now I understand the architecture concepts more. Next time I am back east I will go visit Falling Water which is very near my in-laws' house! Great book, lots to talk about at our book club meeting. Unexpected ending...

I enjoyed every aspect of this book. The writing was "from the heart". The lessons about the early days of the Women's Movement were fascinating. Mamah's life was filled with hard decisions. It was heartbreaking to see how much she had to give up in order to be herself and live a life of authenticity. We are lucky to be alive today, when women have real choices and are not ostracized for following their dreams.

I loved this book. It takes you into a world of a genius and makes him human and yet brilliant. It makesyou understand his genius and see a new side of his passions. Driven with a love for nature, you now see his love for another human. He went with his passions and remained truw to his nature and his love of nature. This book is excellent. It makes me want to search out his works and go to see Falling Water. Thank gawd I live in Pittsburgh, and I can see it anytime. I have passed this book onto others, it is worth sharing with as many of people who love nature, art and genius.

I read this book for a book club that I am in. It is very well written and a real page turner. It is a novel but the reader will feel that it is 100% true. The only thing the reader needs to watch out for is I became so interested in the characters and I Googled them. It spoiled the story for me because I knew exactly what happened at the end. It is fiction but very well researched and not to be missed.

This book came highly recommended and from all the reviews, many have enjoyed it. Maybe it was all the hype that set such an unattainable benchmark, but I think it was the story itself that failed for me. As a woman, a wife and a mother - most especially a MOTHER, I had such a difficult time relating to Mameh. I just couldn't fathom the choices she made and in the manner in which she chose to excuted them. Her utter disregard for her responsibility to her children was absolutely disgusting!!! This book was such a waste of time.

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan is, in its simplest form, about a woman with deep emotional struggles set in the backdrop of the early nineteen hundreds. But this novel is anything but simple. This is the story of Mamah Borthwick Cheney who had to make tough choices in an effort to follow what her heart was feeling and about the high price she had to pay.

At this point I needn't tell you that this story isn't about the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but about the sordid details of the affair and the way the tabloid blew this relationship way out of proportion. It's funny when you think about it, really. Today, nearly one hundred years after the event the media still craves the blood of celebrities who make similar decisions.

If there is anything bad to say about this novel (and I'm reaching here) is the book takes a few chapters to get the steam engine going. Bud like I said, that's really stretching. Nancy Horan does an exquisite job in bringing this story to life. You'll find yourself sympathizing with Mamah Borthwick Cheney as her love for Mr. Wright tears apart this seemingly love stricken woman. From the inspiring choice by one family and the consequences that resulted this is a must read for all fans of true love.

I'd also recommend reading the Amazon exclusive novel: Fates by Georgiou, Tino Fates (2nd Edition)

Loving Frank was interesting and a page turner, but I found myself wondering why she didn't find some work of her own where she didn't have to be so dependant on him. I guess it was a bit too much feeling sorry for themselves instead of trying to build their life back together ina more productive way. I have to say that I couldn't put it down and it was well written, just not too inspiring for me.

I have been an admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright and his works for over 20 years and have toured a number of his homes in Wisconsin and Illinois. I have also read accounts of his life including brief details about his relationship with Mamah Borthwick Cheney. For me, this novel portrays a realistic picture of Mamah, a woman quite ahead of her times, and the compelling and passionate reasons that pulled she and Wright together. The novel gives a loving account of the deep love and admiration they had for each other. Nancy Horan gives the reader a gentle and believable story of the intimate moments of their lives together, portrayed in their times as so "scandalous" and "tawdry." This book is truly a loving dedication to both Borthwick and Wright.