{"product_id":"white-houses-9780812985696","title":"White Houses","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Swans of Fifth Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"sensuous, captivating account of a forbidden affair between two women\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e)--Eleanor Roosevelt and \"first friend\" Lorena Hickok.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e - New York Public Library - \u003ci\u003eRefinery29 \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lorena Hickok meets Eleanor Roosevelt in 1932 while reporting on Franklin Roosevelt's first presidential campaign. Having grown up worse than poor in South Dakota and reinvented herself as the most prominent woman reporter in America, \"Hick,\" as she's known to her friends and admirers, is not quite instantly charmed by the idealistic, patrician Eleanor. But then, as her connection with the future first lady deepens into intimacy, what begins as a powerful passion matures into a lasting love, and a life that Hick never expected to have. She moves into the White House, where her status as \"first friend\" is an open secret, as are FDR's own lovers. After she takes a job in the Roosevelt administration, promoting and protecting both Roosevelts, she comes to know Franklin not only as a great president but as a complicated rival and an irresistible friend, capable of changing lives even after his death. Through it all, even as Hick's bond with Eleanor is tested by forces both extraordinary and common, and as she grows as a woman and a writer, she never loses sight of the love of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Washington, D.C. to Hyde Park, from a little white house on Long Island to an apartment on Manhattan's Washington Square, \u003ci\u003eWhite Houses\u003c\/i\u003e moves elegantly through fascinating places and times, written in compelling prose and with emotional depth, wit, and acuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Bloom \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eWhite Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucky Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove Invents Us\u003c\/i\u003e; and three collections of short stories: \u003ci\u003eWhere the God Of Love Hangs Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome to Me\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the National Book Award), and \u003ci\u003eA Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award). Her first book of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eNormal: Transsexual CEOs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Crossdressing Cops and Hermaphrodites with Attitudes\u003c\/i\u003e, is a staple of university sociology and biology courses. Her most recent book is the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eIn Love\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for magazines such as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and her work has been translated into fifteen languages. She is the Director of the Shapiro Center at Wesleyan University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556497395986,"sku":"9780812985696","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_938ddbaf-5b75-4c38-83f8-c501468c0f10.jpg?v=1731755234","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/white-houses-9780812985696","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}