Loving Eleanor

Loving Eleanor by Susan Wittig Albert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars. Loving Eleanor is a beautiful written fiction story between AP Lorena “Hick” Hickok and Eleanor Roosevelt during the 1932 campaign, and the beautiful friendship that developed between them. Although Eleanor’s husband was running for office, Eleanor herself wasn’t big in the spotlight. She was shy at first and it appeared to Hick, that she just needed a friend, someone she could trust, advice, and confide in. Little did they know how fast their friendship would begin. Eleanor and Hicks exchanged thousands of letters over the course of their friendship.
Told in the first person from Hick’s point of the view, and leads you to believe she’s a lesbian, which in this era was taboo to the rest of the world, and was a secret one had to keep to themselves. This book was a story that touched your heart on so many levels. It captures you from the beginning and will stay with you long after you finish it. It’s based on actual events, making the story of Eleanor and Hick’s come to life right off the page, and the story flows nicely from one page to the next.
The characters are described in great detail and soon you feel like these two women are your friends as well. The story is told in a tasteful manner, fascinating, heartwarming, and a courageous story of two women who‘s platonic friendship is shared with the world.
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