Loving Frank

Well, I didn't love Frank.  I never met Frank.  He died before my time. However, the book Loving Frank is an excellent choice for our book forum on Friday, June 23rd at 3:00 in Humanities 202.

Frank is Frank Lloyd Wright. He ran off with the wife of a client, and this is their story. It is quite a story. I had forgotten how smothering life could be for an intelligent and intellectually ambitious woman in the early 1900s in the USA.  My mom told me stories from her childhood in the 1930s in South Dakota.  Those stories remind me in a childhood way of the grown-up stories in Loving Frank.

The good old days?  You can have them. I like today despite the various trials and tribulations of post-modern life. I am curious to hear the thoughts of our university community on the characters and events in this story.

By the way, Frank was a famous architect. You might want to use Google and look at his work. He was definitely a trendsetter in his field. The story is not about his architecture, but it helps to know a bit about his fame.

A small change this year:  Send your $5 to Lorraine Patrick in the library. This ensures you a copy of the book and some great refreshments at the forum.