Before covering the White House, Lorena established herself as a respected journalist.“I loved being the brave and battered little dinghy. Were you familiar with Eleanor Roosevelt’s work before this novel? Were you surprised by her politics and behavior, given the period she lived in? What could women today learn from her approach to politics?Ĩ. Eleanor Roosevelt was a groundbreaking First Lady, a politician and activist in her own right, who even publically disagreed with her husband’s politics from time to time. How do you think her view of history differs from how other people viewed it? How do you think Eleanor and Lorena’s story would have changed if it was told from the perspective of Eleanor, or FDR, or anyone else who worked at the White House?ħ. White Houses is told from Lorena’s perspective-a woman on the sidelines of history who was literally cropped out of photos. How did this affect Lorena’s relationship with FDR, and her relationship with Eleanor?Ħ.
Lorena and FDR shared a complicated relationship-he was her president and her friend, and also her lover’s husband. How do you think their love story would play out today? Do you think it would have ended differently, or the same?ĥ. Lorena and Eleanor shared a love that was taboo because of how people viewed sexuality at the time and Eleanor’s high-profile marriage. Who do you think Lorena most related to? Did you relate to any of them?Ĥ. Lorena’s short time in the circus introduced us to many unforgettable and unique characters on the outskirts of society. How do you think their backgrounds affected who they became as adults, in both their personal and professional lives? Did it affect the dynamics of their relationship?ģ. Eleanor's childhood was also fraught with violence and uncertainty, but she still had every opportunity and comfort, because she was a Roosevelt. Lorena had a very difficult childhood, filled with poverty, violence, and uncertainty. Did any historical information in the book interest or surprise you? Did you know anything about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the affair between Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok, or FDR’s affairs before reading the book?Ģ. White Houses is a fictional account of relationships and events that happened from the 1930s to the '60s.
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