Nancy Horan
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Nancy Horan is the American author of Loving Frank
, a novel about Mamah Borthwick
and her relationship with American architect Frank Lloyd Wright
. Horan was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction
by the Society of American Historians on April 17, 2009, for works published in 2007-2008.
Loving Frank
Loving Frank is an American novel by Nancy Horan published in 2007. It tells the story of Mamah Borthwick and her illicit love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright amidst the public shame they experienced in early twentieth century America. This fictional account told from a new perspective, that of...
, a novel about Mamah Borthwick
Mamah Borthwick
Martha "Mamah" Borthwick is primarily noted for her relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright, which ended when she was murdered....
and her relationship with American architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
. Horan was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction
James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction
The James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction is a biannual award given by The Society of American Historians. The prize is given "to honor works of literary fiction that significantly advance the historical imagination" . The prize is named for nineteenth century American...
by the Society of American Historians on April 17, 2009, for works published in 2007-2008.