Frank Lloyd Wright

“Wright[s]…cinematic, brilliant life makes for incredibly rich reading. Huxtable skillfully weaves together the tales of Wright as a seductive, obsessive young architect in booming late-nineteenth-century Chicago, where he rubbed shoulders with Jane Addams and Daniel Burnham; his scandalous personal behavior and indifference to his small children (he apparently loathed the sound of the word ‘papa’); and the debts, broken relationships, tragedy and lasting acclaim that followed.” —New York Times Book Review

“Offers a fresh perspective on Frank Lloyd Wright’s much scrutinized yet still surprising life….thus renewing appreciation for a wildly unconventional but essential architect.” —Booklist

“The fascinating life and work of the great American architect gets a stimulating, well-balanced treatment…[that] pairs a critique of Wright’s architecture with an engaging narrative of his scandalous private life, including his abandonment of his first family, the murder of a mistress and her children by a deranged servant, and other tempestuous relationships with artistic, high-strung women…She is clearly a big fan…With its dollop of sizzle, this fluently written biography will provoke renewed interest in Wright’s architecture among general readers.” —Publishers Weekly