5/12/2023 0 Comments Loving Frank by Nancy Horan![]() Nancy had been a journalist, then took fiction writing classes at the University of Chicago. Nancy creates a voice for Mamah, based on meticulous research and nine letters Mamah wrote to Ellen Key, a Swedish feminist whose work she had translated. Nancy was fascinated by the highly educated Mamah, who inspired such passion in Frank that he left his wife and six children to be with her, a scandalous act at any time, but particularly so in 1909. Biographers of Lloyd Wright, and admirers of his work have glossed over the relationship, concerned that the unsavoury personal details would diminish his architectural achievements. ![]() ![]() She lived on the same street as Lloyd Wright’s most infamous client, Mamah Borthwick Cheney, their affair rocked society yet very little has been written about her. Nancy Horan grew up surrounded by the work of the celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright, in Oak Park, Illinois. ![]()
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