Mio amato Frank
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788806186371 (880618637X)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Einaudi
Pages no: 450
Edition language: Italian
I liked the writing of this book a lot, but I thought the main character was extremely immature and annoying. I could not sympathize with her at all.
Possible spoiler alert! I knew the basic outline of the story of Frank and Mamah going into it, so I dreaded getting to end of it. Nancy Horan created a very sympathetic portrayal of Mamah - and I really wanted them to have more time together. Probably Frank's ego and narcissism would have meant tha...
Horan's writing flows beautifully and her descriptions unobtrusively capture the period and the mood but I did not like the story.
http://anotherlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/09/review-loving-frank-by-nancy-horan.html
The story blends fact and fiction into a well-told story. It is unfortunate that I never developed any affinity towards Frank Lloyd Wright. I spent some years living in Oak Park and while there learned a great deal about the architect. I was surrounded by his lovely "Prairie-Style" homes and all the...