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title: "The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family"
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# The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family

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- **What is this?** The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family by suzannah lessard
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## Customer Reviews

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    Obtuse over-stylized writing
  

*by P***A on Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021*

Being a fan of Gilded Age stories, I really looked forward to this book. The author has used the Stanford White murder as a chorus for several generations of her family history. It's an intriguing approach, but I found the author's writing style to simply get in the way. Way too much verbiage on the symbolism of thisgarden or that ruin...after awhile it just gets too much. I half expected to see the light on Daisy Buchanan's dock to show up.

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    I could not put it down!
  

*by V***N on Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014*

I wanted to read this book because it recounts the family history of a person I met many years ago, a nun who was a retired, and renowned, English professor at Boston College, who was then living in the retirement home of her religious order in Albany, NY.  I knew that she was a granddaughter of Stanford White and I was eager to learn about the family.  First of all, let me state that the author writes beautifully; her descriptions of the family home, of her relatives, of the deep Catholic faith that inspired her and so many of her relatives almost brought tears to my eyes. She describes her grandmother's faith in God and love for her family as being a large and precious jewel.  The artistic and intellectual talents shared by her family are extraordinary.  The information about Stanford White's architectural contributions occupies a large section of the book and is well worth reading carefully.  I thought that the main thread that ran through the book was that although some members of the family were deeply flawed, genius and family love, faith and hope were a binding force.  A great read!

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    A must for the architecture lover
  

*by I***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2014*

My interest in this book was piqued when I discovered that I live within walking distance of Box Hill and had probably passed it many times.  The history of the area and of the nearby houses and the cemetery where White is buried further increased my curiosity.  As I read the book I sat studying a map in order to locate all the familiar and less familiar locations.  Since I also love architecture and art, I enjoyed Suzanne Lessard's vivid descriptions as I perused pictures of White's beautiful edifices, some of which are, unfortunately, lost to us.  I am now ready to walk through Manhattan with newly education eyes and have strolled the back roads of Smithtown, including the beautiful Rhododendron Drive with a new appreciation.  Having read McCulloch's The Greater Journey, I had previously learned about St. Gaudens and other early 20th century artists.  This added more depth to my understanding.White and the family certainly had their problems, as do many historical figures whose lives teeter on the cusp of mental instability, but I found these passages interesting, not appalling.  However, the letters of Evelyn Nesbitt which are presented by the author as fact are so incredulous that I wonder how much is fabrication and how much is truth.  I also like the way Lessard evoked the ephemeral boundary between memory and emotion.  I appreciated that a family tree was included because it clarified this complicated saga.  If you love architecture, art and history, you will enjoy this book.

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