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An utterly absorbing novel about a famous political marriage and an epic infidelity.
On the eve of World War I, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fiercely ambitious and still untouched by polio, falls in love with his wife's social secretary, Lucy Mercer. Eleanor stumbles on their letters and divorce is discussed, but honor and ambition win out. Franklin promises he will never see Lucy again.
But Franklin and Lucy do meet again, and again they fall in love. As he prepares to run for an unprecedented third term and lead America into war, Franklin turns to Lucy for the warmth and unconditional approval Eleanor is unable to give.
Ellen Feldman brings a novelist's insight to bear on the connection of these three compelling characters. Franklin and Lucy did finally meet, across the divide of his illness and political ascendancy, her marriage and widowhood. They fell in love again. As he prepared to run for an unprecedented third term and lead America into war, Franklin turned to Lucy for the warmth and unconditional approval Eleanor was unable to give.
Drawing on recently discovered materials to re-create the voice of a woman who played a crucial but silent role in the Roosevelt presidency, Lucy is a remarkably sensitive exploration of the private lives behind a public marriage. Reading group guide included.
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Hannah J. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I thought this book was pretty good. 4 out of 5 is accurate. :) At times the characters didn't seem "real" but overall it sparked my interest in FDR and his family.
At the beginning of each chapter there are quotes and lines from real letters/statements by various members of the Roosevelt family and the Mercers; as well as political figures that were close to FDR. It makes the story feel more real. This I think is what held my interest.
However, this book is entirely fiction and it is based on a lot of speculation. However it was fun and very quick!
Phyllis J. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Nice novelized version of the affair between FDR and Lucy Mercer. Don't take if for fact, however.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Based on recently discovered materials and incorporating a never-before published footnote to the affair between FDR and Lucy Mercer, this book is a remarkably sensitive insight into the private lives behind a public marriage.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
An unknown small piece of history, very interesting reading.
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(From the back cover) On the Eve of World War I, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt, fiercely ambitious and still untouched by polio, fell in love with his wife's social secretary, Lucy Mercer. When Eleanor stumbled onto evidence of the affair, divorce was discussed, but honor and ambition won out. Franklin promised he would never see Lucy again.
Ellen Feldman's novel brings sympathy and insight to bear on the connection between these three compelling characters. When Franklinn and Lucy did meet again, it was across the divide of his illness and political ascendancy, her marriage and widowhood. As he prepared to run for an unprecedented third term and lead America into another World War, he turned to Lucy for the warmth and unconditional approval Eleanor was unable to give.
Based on recently discovered materials and incorporation a never-before published footnote to the affair, Lucy is a remarkably sensitive insight into the private lives behind a public marriage.
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