A review by llhensel
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn

4.0

This book was a hard one to star....there was so so much history of the Roosevelt presidency separate from E and Hick's relationship. This sometimes felt burdensome because I didn't realize I was going to be reading a detailed account of history like this turned out to be. Sometimes I felt the author was off track with lots of details that didn't clearly support the bigger theme of this relationship. That said...I learned a lot and see E as much more complicated than I ever understood before. I want to read more of Lorena Hickok's writing too...and so didn't know anything of her before. So all in all a helpful book even though the historical kitchen sink was thrown in.