First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok
enjoyed an intimate relationship for over three decades. In this
well-researched account, based on the letters exchanged between the two women, their
contributions to the history of the times in which they lived are well
documented.
The two women were completely different. Hick grew up
very poor in an abusive home, and was put out to survive on her own at age 14.
She was a servant, working her way up to become a respected journalist. She met
Roosevelt when she was a campaign reporter following FDR’s career. Roosevelt was an aristocrat from a wealthy
family, educated abroad, who was raised to be a prim and proper lady.
They encouraged and empowered one another, playing
significant roles in the turbulent decades of the Depression, and World War II.
A very interesting look at the private life of a major
public person, who had a huge impact on our country.
416 pages
