![]() ![]() I want her to feel that with me, she’s home, like it used to be. “I hope that in the mix of her feelings for Franklin, sorrow at his death, and grief for her children and for the country, she’ll be glad to see me. The book begins shortly after the death of Franklin Roosevelt with Hick anxiously awaiting a visit from Eleanor after years of being apart. White Houses is written in first person narrative from the perspective of Hick and focuses on several time periods during her relationship with Eleanor. In fact, I knew Franklin Roosevelt had polio and was married to Eleanor and that was the extent of my knowledge. The thing that appealed to me about White Houses was how little I know about this period in American history. White Houses tells the story of the secret and enduring love between Eleanor and Hick. ![]() In 1933, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt moved into The White House and with them moved Lorena Hickock otherwise known as Hick. White Houses by Amy Bloom made it onto our list of New Books to Look Out For in May 2018prior to me reading it because I had heard good things about it. ![]()
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