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    Dinner With Eleanor
    Dinner With Eleanor
    Dinner With Eleanor
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    Dinner With Eleanor

    By Helen Niemtzow Pratt

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    Dinner With Eleanor is the story of Helen Niemtzow Pratt. In the early part of the twentieth century, Helen’s grandmother, Hannah, is disgraced after a divorce. She leaves the comfort of her family in Russia to build a new life in Philadelphia. Two generations later, her granddaughter, Helen, is the first women in her architecture school class. Her beauty and intellect attract a scion from one of America’s prominent families. But, before they can wed, history’s most influential first lady must approve the union.

    While the title refers to a pivotal moment in Helen’s young life, the book details how Helen came to have dinner with America’s beloved first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPost Hill Press
    Release dateJun 29, 2021
    ISBN9781642938722
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