I read this book for a book club meeting. While I admit that, at times, I was frustrated that the book was dragging on, it did keep me interested and towards the end, I could not put it down (but I'm not sure if that was because i wanted to finish reading it quickly). I felt as if the ending hit me like a ton of bricks - I wasn't expecting it at all.
Later, I was interested to learn that this story is loosely based on real-life events and like some other reviewers, I was fascinated by Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural work as a result. When I am frustrated by characters in a story, I know that the book was well-written. Not a bad job for a debut novel from an author.

This book was intriguing in the beginning and then about 1/4 of the way in became frustrating and difficult to read. At some points I had to force myself to read the book. There were also points of the book that i was extremely frustrated with the story. I would never read this book again. Buy another book.

I was expecting to read some interesting information on Frank Lloyd Wright , but what I got was a "romance gone wrong" story. I was shocked by the ending and it precipitated me to read and find out more about Wright.

It is not often I can read a piece of literature that captures my mind, my senses and my emotions. Although it dragged in places, it was a great read. Loving Frank is more a women's read, but surely an enlightenment as to how and why he built his masterpieces the way he did and where he did.
Having visited Chicago recently and fallen in love with the city and its architecture, it was very interesting to read about Wright's personal life.
When I ordered this book, I also ordered Devil in the White City, telling the story of the great architects of Chicago. My husband read it and loved it, and I am about to embark on it before my second trip to Chicago next month. These are two great reads for anyone who has thoughts of going to Chicago, for you cannot go to Chicago without knowing some of the architecture, how and why it got there!

I gave this debut effort by Nancy Horan a try because of A life long interest in Frank Lloyd Wright. This ambitious work is a fictional accounting of the life of Mamah Cheney. After being hired by Cheney's husband to design a family home, Wright had a scandalous affair with Mrs. Cheney that wrecked both their marriages. This might seem like the plot of a romance novel, but believe me this book is not a romance novel! Cheney is portrayed as an educated woman struggling with her independence against the conventions of a time period when woman were for bearing children and keeping the home fires burning-to be seen but not heard!

Frank and Mamah both leave their respective families to live together and travel the world, then eventually settle in Wisconsin. Wright's bigger than life personality is adequately displayed by the author, but the real story here is Maham who lost much in her quest for self-realization and also in purusing her love for Wright. Her life is tragically cut short which makes for a difficult ending, still reading about this amazing woman, who was a head of her time makes for fascinating reading.