▁affair ▁with ▁famous ▁architect ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright . ▁ ▁Well ▁educated ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁women ▁rights . ▁ ▁Mam ah ▁is ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁Le aves ▁her ▁children ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Europe ▁with ▁Wright . ▁ ▁Str ugg les ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁everything . ▁Mur der ed ▁by ▁Julian ▁Carl ton . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright : ▁Br illiant ▁architect . ▁ ▁In vol ved ▁in ▁affair ▁with ▁Mam ah . ▁ ▁Wright ' s ▁mother ▁considered ▁him ▁a ▁favorite ▁and ▁pam per ed ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁He ▁cons iders ▁himself ▁so ▁fasc in ating ▁and ▁quite ▁a ▁genius ▁that ▁people ▁should ▁be ▁hon ored ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁often ▁sp ends ▁money ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁have . ▁ ▁Catherine ▁Wright : ▁▁ ▁Wright ' s ▁wife . ▁ ▁Ref used ▁to ▁divor ce ▁him ▁despite ▁on going ▁and ▁long - term ▁affair . ▁ ▁Ed win ▁Chen ey : ▁Mam ah ' s ▁husband . ▁ ▁Lo yal ▁to ▁Mam ah ▁but ▁allows ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁Mar tha ▁Chen ey : ▁ ▁Mam ah ’ s ▁and ▁Ed win ' s ▁daughter . ▁ ▁When ▁Mam ah ▁leaves , ▁she ▁is ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁remember ▁much ▁about ▁her ▁mother . ▁ ▁John ▁Chen ey : ▁ ▁Mam ah ’ s ▁and ▁Ed win ' s ▁son . ▁ ▁John ▁was ▁very ▁close ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁before ▁she ▁left . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁mother ▁returns , ▁she