Loving Frank by Nancy Horan5/18/2023 ![]() ![]() For a period after they built the house, Edwin and Mamah socialize with Frank and his wife, Catherine, perhaps once a month, and Frank's reputation grows considerablyįrom those early days when they first consult with him.ĭuring construction, Mamah and Frank lose themselves time and again in deep discussion, Frank igniting her mind like no other person she'sĮver met. The irony is that for throughout most of her life, Mamah did indeed lead a life of exile because of her scandalous affair with Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959).įrank first meets Mamah Borthwick in 1907 when Mamah's husband, Edwin, commissions the architect to design their home in Oak Park, Illinois. It's a self-imposed exile, " says Martha "Mamah" Borthwick-Cheney (1869-1914), the main protagonist of Nancy Horan's beautifully rendered Loving Frank. "It's not good to live so much inside oneself. Book review: Nancy Horan's *Loving Frank* ![]()
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