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Kindred Souls

The Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and David Gurewitsch

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Kindred Souls

By: Edna P. Gurewitsch
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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 For 15 years, Eleanor Roosevelt and her handsome doctor, David Gurewitsch, were friends, traveling, entertaining, and eventually buying a townhouse together in Manhattan. Their friendship has always intrigued historians, but not much is known about it. David kept detailed journals and took thousands of photos, but he never publicly discussed their time together.

For the first time, Edna Gurewitsch, David's wife, is opening up and revealing their story, and hers, after she married into their complicated relationship. Edna also gives a fresh, insider's look at Mrs. Roosevelt as she continued to influence world events, and the book is filled with passionate letters from Mrs. Roosevelt.

©2002 Edna P. Gurewitsch (P)2003 Blackstone Audiobooks Art & Literature Authors Historical Medical Politicians Politics & Activism Professionals & Academics Women Roosevelt Family

Critic reviews

"With admiration for her subject, Gurewitsch has significantly expanded our understanding of the last years of the 20th century's great American woman." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A passionate and complex connection between two gifted individuals in a sensitive and astute portrait of a 'rare and precious friendship'" ( Booklist)
"A love story of rare quality: intelligent, wise, and, above all, generous in spirit and understanding." ( Kirkus)
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