The novel asks ethical questions that are still relevant to feminists today, and I found it fascinating to pay attention to my own reaction to Mamah's life choices - not least, her crucial decision to leave her children. This novel is essentially Mamah's tragic story, as she is relentlessly hounded by the press for her choice to leave her family.īehind the scenes, we see Mamah is an intellectual who masters several languages and becomes translator to Ellen Key, a Swedish feminist whose ideas fired up the women's movement. The lovers leave behind ten children and two broken marriages to pursue their 'honest life', first in Europe and then at their self-built hideaway in Wisconsin. polite society is scandalised when the celebrated architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, runs off with a client's wife, Mamah Borthwick. I picked up this novel because my son is called Frank, so how could I resist?! But what a story - I'm so glad I discovered it.
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