White Houses by
Amy Bloom
Publication Date – February 13, 2018
3 stars
Lorena Hickok picked herself up from her meager South Dakota
origins to become a respected journalist during the Great Depression. Her job put her in the orbit of the
Roosevelts and it is her close and possibly romantic relationship with Eleanor
that serves as the basis for this novel.
Amy Bloom creates a love story between the two that is realistic and as
she states in the Author’s Note, it is also a labor of love for her. I came into this excited about the premise
and interested in reading more about these dynamic women, but had a hard time
with the writing style which is scattered.
I would have personally enjoyed it more if it had delved a little deeper
into the relationship between these women but it did provide a glimpse into a
very intriguing White House and spurred my own deeper research. I received an ARC of this book from the
publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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