Susan Quinn (1) (1940–)
Auteur van Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady
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- 1940-03-16
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- Chillocothe, Ohio, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
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- Oberlin College
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- journalist
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- PEN Center New England
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- Susan Quinn was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, and graduated from Oberlin College. She began her writing career as a newspaper reporter on a suburban daily outside of Cleveland. In 1967, she published her first book, On Stage, under her married name of Susan Jacobs. In 1972, after moving to Boston, she wrote for the Cambridge aternative weekly, The Real Paper, then became a contributor and staff writer on Boston Magazine. She has written articles for many publications, including the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly and Ms. Magazine and won awards for her investigative reporting.
In 1987, she published her first biography, A Mind of Her Own; The Life of Karen Horney. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Foundation writing residency at Bellagio in Italy for her next book, Marie Curie: A Life. In 2001, she published Human Trials: Scientists, Investors and Patients in the Quest for a Cure. She has lectured throughout the USA and has given talks in France and Poland about her book on Madame Curie. She has served as the chair of PEN New England
and plays the flute in chamber music groups.
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this is an amazing history of a time in the US when creativity was federally subsidized.
Skipped through the last third; the recital of the friendship gets a bit stale; though some of the Eleanor and White House anecdotes are still pretty good.
I had only a cursory knowledge of FDR's presidency and was vaguely aware that Eleanor Roosevelt was an important influence and politically active in her own right. So, I learned a lot and found this book provided a look into the workings of the White House and how various decisions played out. The relationship between Eleanor and Hick (Lorena Hickok) was the centre for this narrative. The Roosevelts didn't have a happy marriage; he was serially unfaithful to her and she never wanted to be FLOTUS. Eleanor looked elsewhere for companionship and love. Hick was an important person in her life and their letters to each other survived and provide a lot of the details found in this book. It's well written and gives a good portrait of the two title characters. It provides another perspective of an important time in U.S. history, thereby adding depth to our understanding .… (meer)
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But when I read it, I did enjoy it - a lot. Marie Curie is fascinating woman, with a fascinating life. Even though I knew basic facts about her before reading this book, I learned a lot of things I had no idea of. Such as her daughter winning a Nobel prize, or her husband dying in an accident (I thought he died of radiation poisoning too).
Since it was set about a hundred years ago, it was also interesting because I don't know much about the every day life during that time period. I definitely didn't know anything about Poland's history, so I learned a lot not just about her, even thought that would have been quite enough. She was very interesting.
I don't really have much to complain about. It told a clear story, from start to finish, and would explain enough of the history and context of events that may not make sense today, such as the scandal. Although, looking at how the world treated Kristen Stewart after her scandal, we haven't progressed as much as one would like.… (meer)