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3.0
This book looked at the lives of Elliott (Teddy's brother) and Eleanor Roosevelt through the lens of their relationship as father and Daughter. Eleanor carried her letters from her father with her for her entire life and he was the most important and most supportive person in her life even though he died when she was just ten. Elliott was the only member of her close family that supported her and the only parent that even gave her love and affection, but his alcoholism kept him apart from her for much of her life, either because he was "ill" or actually banished to keep his problems away from the rest of the family and out of the papers. Eleanor was kept in the dark about much of Elliott's behavior and refused to see it when it was obvious and that with her family's attitude toward her father may explain why she was so hostile toward her parents side of the family. This book left a lot of their lives out, but that was intentional focusing instead on the father daughter relationship and how that influenced Eleanor's life. I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads giveaways.
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