Loving Frank
It tells the story of Mamah Borthwick's illicit love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright and the public shame they experienced in early twentieth century America.By following the artistic aspirations and travels of the two main protagonists, the novel portrays the social mores of the times in the United States and Europe.The story begins with an account of Borthwick's attendance at a public talk in Oak Park given by Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous architect of the Chicago School.The author reveals that some years earlier, Wright had designed Borthwick's house at the insistence of her husband Edwin Cheney.The novel is an introspective portrayal of Borthwick's emotional turmoil as an intellectual, wife, mother, friend, and member of society.
Nancy HoranBiographical novelRandom HouseDewey DecimalLC ClassMamah BorthwickFrank Lloyd WrightAmericadebut novelOak ParkChicago SchoolEdwin CheneyEllen KeyDickie BockMarion Mahony GriffinWasmuth PortfolioWalter Burley GriffinTaylor WoolleyElse Lasker-SchulerCafé des WestensJohn Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright Home and StudioPrairie SchoolEdwin H. Cheney HouseTan-Y-DeriTaliesinList of worksAdams, M.Adams, W. and J.AdelmanAffleckAllen–LambeArnoldBachman–WilsonBaldwinBartonBazettBeachyBeckerBlossomBoulterBoyntonBradleyBrandesBroad MarginBuehlerBulbulianCharnleyCheneyChristieCoonleyCopelandCrimson BeechDana–ThomasDavidsonDeRhodesDobkinsFabyanFallingwaterFawcettForestFosterFountainheadFreemanFredrickFrickeFriedmanFukuharaG. FurbeckR. FurbeckGale, L.Gale, T.Gale, W.GilmoreGillinGlasner Goetsch–WincklerGordonGraycliffGridleyHanna–HoneycombHaynesHellerHendersonHeurtleyHickoxHoffmanHollyhockJacobs IJacobs IIJohnsonKelandKentuck KnobKinneyLambersonLaurentLewis, L.MansonMardenD. D. MartinW. E. MartinMcBeanMcCarthyMillardMillerMillard, G.MosherMossbergMurphyOlfeltPalmerPappasParkerPausonPenfieldPeterson Cottage Pope–LeigheyRaywardRebhuhnReisleyRichardsonRobertsRolosonRosenbaumSamaraSander