Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest nonfiction book by Casey Sherman. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 3.5 stars rounded up!
We all know about the iconic buildings that Frank Lloyd Wright made, but this book explores his private life. He had a stormy marriage and an infamous affair with another woman, igniting one of the country's first celebrity scandals. Then scandal turned to horror when there was a fire at Taliesin, the home Wright built as a monument to love.
Once again, Sherman has thoroughly researched his subject and we learn all the details of Wright's life. I was fascinated with so much of it, especially how the press hounded the family even back then. Of course, societal morals were very different then, and Wright's actions were seen as completely scandalous. I did feel bad for his children, because they appeared to be just peripheral figures in his orbit. The title of this book is somewhat misleading - the murders at his house were certainly impactful but the book spends very little time on them. A good read!
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