A Great Summer Read
I just returned from a week in the Poconos where we have a little cabin in the mountains. We hardly get up there anymore so we spent the week doing chores and catching up on projects. Not exactly a vacation but very relaxing nonetheless.
And the kicker was that 2 miles into our trip back home (down a lovely country road!) a 100 foot tree fell on the car as we were driving. Thank goodness we were not hurt — especially our cutie little two-year-old dog Sally who happened to be sleeping in my lap. The tree missed the front of the car and only got the back, so $13,000 worth of damage later we are in a rental for the next few weeks but grateful to be alive!!!
I did manage to squeeze in some reading while I was up there and I read a great book by journalist and researcher turned debut fiction author Nancy Horan titled LOVING FRANK. It’s a novel based on turn-of-the-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his love affair with his mistress, Mamah Cheney — told from her perspective.
As the promotional materials reveal, little was written about this extraordinary woman because Frank and Mamah were each married to other people (both with children) and she was mercilessly shunned by society.
The intelligence and lyricism of the prose and the attention to period detail enthralls and the love story is palpable. If you are a fan of the Arts & Crafts movement of the early 1900s and the craftsmen of the era (which is what interested me in the book) you will appreciate the story about this architect icon and how his love affair influenced his genius. But I guarantee even if you are not a fan of the movement, you will still find this a beautifully written, fascinating book with a powerful ending.
It’s not a romance in the traditional sense but it is most definitely a love story. If you like mainstream fiction, you will love this book.
If you do read it I’d love to know what you think.
Happy Summer!!
Carol Stacy
And the kicker was that 2 miles into our trip back home (down a lovely country road!) a 100 foot tree fell on the car as we were driving. Thank goodness we were not hurt — especially our cutie little two-year-old dog Sally who happened to be sleeping in my lap. The tree missed the front of the car and only got the back, so $13,000 worth of damage later we are in a rental for the next few weeks but grateful to be alive!!!
I did manage to squeeze in some reading while I was up there and I read a great book by journalist and researcher turned debut fiction author Nancy Horan titled LOVING FRANK. It’s a novel based on turn-of-the-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his love affair with his mistress, Mamah Cheney — told from her perspective.
As the promotional materials reveal, little was written about this extraordinary woman because Frank and Mamah were each married to other people (both with children) and she was mercilessly shunned by society.
The intelligence and lyricism of the prose and the attention to period detail enthralls and the love story is palpable. If you are a fan of the Arts & Crafts movement of the early 1900s and the craftsmen of the era (which is what interested me in the book) you will appreciate the story about this architect icon and how his love affair influenced his genius. But I guarantee even if you are not a fan of the movement, you will still find this a beautifully written, fascinating book with a powerful ending.
It’s not a romance in the traditional sense but it is most definitely a love story. If you like mainstream fiction, you will love this book.
If you do read it I’d love to know what you think.
Happy Summer!!
Carol Stacy
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