Loving Frank
By Nancy Horan, read by Joyce Bean
Brilliance Audio
Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright met in 1904 when Wright was commissioned to design a house in Oak Park for Cheney and her husband. When Wright and Cheney dumped their spouses and launched into a very public affair, they were hounded by the press as they traveled the globe and settled in Wisconsin. Alas, their life together ended suddenly and brutally. While much has been written about Wright, in “Loving Frank” former Oak Park resident Nancy Horan does a superb job exploring what might have motivated the gifted yet socially shackled Cheney. Here are more audiobooks about the fictional lives of architects:
The Architect
By Keith Ablow, read by Denis O’Hare
Audio Renaissance
Denis O’Hare is riveting as he narrates this dark tale of a creepy architect obsessed with ideal beauty. A top-notch psychological thriller in Keith Ablow’s Frank Clevenger series.
The Fountainhead
By Ayn Rand, read by Edward Herrmann
Highbridge Audio
In this classic novel, an idealistic young architect struggles to maintain his integrity.
Coast Road
By Barbara Delinsky, read by Howard McGillin
Simon & Schuster Audio
After an architect’s ex-wife is in a car accident, he drops everything to care for his family.
