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Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me
by Lucinda Franks
What I really wanted to do was give this book a 3.5. Lucinda Franks is smitten with Robert Morgenthau. Of that, there is no doubt. Part of her memoir about them simply reads as reverence for Morgenthau, as if he were some god-like human. She soon learns, though, that he has his darker points, mostly as relates to the sharing of feelings, which he is not one to do. In some ways, this struck me as the old-fashioned love stories that I grew up on - strong, silent type for the male role, vibrant, yearning type for the female role. The major difference here is that Lucinda Franks, while definitely vibrant and yearning, also has her own strong career and personality to bolster their relationship. In addition, it turns out that Morgenthau's strong silent type is due to PTSD from World War II coupled with other traumatic events in his life.
I enjoyed the historical portions of the book and found myself curiously drawn into Morgenthau's life. Indeed, I want to now research him to find out how he is doing as of today. From the book I know ee is currently employed at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Here is the link to his bio: http://www.wlrk.com/RMMorgenthau/
And here is an interview of both Lucinda and Bob together discussing the book: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/09/14/timeless-tells-love-story-between-robert-morgenthau-wife-lucinda-franks/
And lest you wonder at what Robert Morgenthau is up to these days, at the marvelous age of 95 he has written yet another article, this one an editorial for The Wall Street Journal's October 6, 2014 issue. The editorial is entitled "Those Migrant Children Belong With Their U.S. Families" and you can read it at: http://online.wsj.com/articles/robert-morgenthau-those-migrant-children-belong-with-their-u-s-families-1412636828
So given my fascination with the subject, why just a 3.5 for the book? I am not smitten by Lucinda's writing style. At times I felt she was self-serving, though I suppose that is why she wrote the book - to better serve her husband, which was her intent so I guess that bespeaks the self-serving! Also, at times I felt there was too much sharing of personal moments.
Nonetheless, a most interesting look at Morgenthau and a glimpse into Lucinda Franks, as well.
I enjoyed the historical portions of the book and found myself curiously drawn into Morgenthau's life. Indeed, I want to now research him to find out how he is doing as of today. From the book I know ee is currently employed at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Here is the link to his bio: http://www.wlrk.com/RMMorgenthau/
And here is an interview of both Lucinda and Bob together discussing the book: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/09/14/timeless-tells-love-story-between-robert-morgenthau-wife-lucinda-franks/
And lest you wonder at what Robert Morgenthau is up to these days, at the marvelous age of 95 he has written yet another article, this one an editorial for The Wall Street Journal's October 6, 2014 issue. The editorial is entitled "Those Migrant Children Belong With Their U.S. Families" and you can read it at: http://online.wsj.com/articles/robert-morgenthau-those-migrant-children-belong-with-their-u-s-families-1412636828
So given my fascination with the subject, why just a 3.5 for the book? I am not smitten by Lucinda's writing style. At times I felt she was self-serving, though I suppose that is why she wrote the book - to better serve her husband, which was her intent so I guess that bespeaks the self-serving! Also, at times I felt there was too much sharing of personal moments.
Nonetheless, a most interesting look at Morgenthau and a glimpse into Lucinda Franks, as well.