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S'està carregant… White Housesde Amy Bloom
   No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  Danielle.Desrochers | Oct 10, 2023 |    ) LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 | My only problem with the story were the time lines as I found it difficult at times to determine where they were at. (  )1  MaggieFlo | Sep 12, 2022 | I'm fascinated by the Roosevelt family and even though FDR is my favorite do I find Eleanor Roosevelt to be such an interesting woman. This book is a fictional take on Eleanor's relationship with Lorena Hickok. It's an engaging tale, where we get to Lorena's POV of her growing up with fan abusing father, her time at a circus and of course her first interview with Eleanor that starts off a love affair. However, I did feel that, despite the wonderful portrayal of the characters, and the compelling dialog that the story lacked the depth that Loving Eleanor had. I miss some parts from Loving Eleanor, like for instance how their relationship was put an end by FDR because they were a risk to the presidency. I never really got the sense of what happened to them in this book. Lorena moved out from the White House and was involved with another woman. And, then that relationship ended. Sometimes the story just felt a bit disjointed. But, that's perhaps the point, although it did feel like Lorena jumped from thought to thought in her recollection of her relationship with Eleanor. If you want a tragic love story is this book great. There are several wonderful memorable scenes that I loved like Lorena last meeting with Franklin. Or in the beginning when Eleanor arrives at Lorena's place after Franklin's death. I think that Amy Bloom did a wonderful job of describing the book's characters. I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( ) MaraBlaise | Jul 23, 2022 |  ) wincheryl | Jun 20, 2022 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML:For readers of The Paris Wife and The Swans of Fifth Avenue comes a ??sensuous, captivating account of a forbidden affair between two women? (People)??Eleanor Roosevelt and ??first friend? Lorena Hickok. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Financial Times ? San Francisco Chronicle ? New York Public Library ? Refinery29 ? Real Simple Lorena Hickok meets Eleanor Roosevelt in 1932 while reporting on Franklin Roosevelt??s first presidential campaign. Having grown up worse than poor in South Dakota and reinvented herself as the most prominent woman reporter in America, ??Hick,? as she??s known to her friends and admirers, is not quite instantly charmed by the idealistic, patrician Eleanor. But then, as her connection with the future first lady deepens into intimacy, what begins as a powerful passion matures into a lasting love, and a life that Hick never expected to have. She moves into the White House, where her status as ??first friend? is an open secret, as are FDR??s own lovers. After she takes a job in the Roosevelt administration, promoting and protecting both Roosevelts, she comes to know Franklin not only as a great president but as a complicated rival and an irresistible friend, capable of changing lives even after his death. Through it all, even as Hick??s bond with Eleanor is tested by forces both extraordinary and common, and as she grows as a woman and a writer, she never loses sight of the love of her life. From Washington, D.C. to Hyde Park, from a little white house on Long Island to an apartment on Manhattan??s Washington Square, Amy Bloom??s new novel moves elegantly through fascinating places and times, written in compelling prose and with emotional depth, wit, and acuity. Praise for White Houses ??Amy Bloom brings an untold slice of history so dazzlingly and devastatingly to life, it took my breath away.???Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife ??Vivid and tender . . . Bloom??interweaving fact and fancy??lavishes attention on [Hickok], bringing Hick, the novel??s narrator and true subject, to radiant life.???O: The Oprah Magazine ??Radiant . . . an indelible love story, one propelled not by unlined youth and beauty but by the kind of soul-mate connection even distance, age, and impossible circumstances couldn??t dim . . . Bloom??s goal is less to relitigate history than to portray the blandly sexless figurehead of First Lady as something the job rarely allows those women to be??a lovi No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Taking the POV of the former First Lady’s partner was a different choice, but I did like how it all shook out.
I listened to the audiobook and felt like there were some strange run on sentences and I’m not 100% sure where the breaks were (when the story was being directly told and when it was more of a flashback) but I liked it.
The characters were realistic and well fleshed out, and I really enjoyed listening to this story about Eleanor and the “love of her life”. (