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Book SynopsisThe saga of two strong women who built lives in America—culminating in a fateful dinner with Eleanor Roosevelt.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.
Trade Review"I found solace in reading
Dinner with Eleanor. It brought me back to my humble beginnings in Jamaica and my own immigration to America. Just like Channah, my daugher Tiffany and I found ourselves in Philadelphia. Everything was new and foreign, and it was bitterly cold. But we had prayed for it, and I was determined to make the best of it." -- Rosalie Snape-Anderson
"While my journey from Lebanon was a lot easier than Channah's, Helen's story reminded me that in America anything is possible, even dinner with a former First Lady. It truly is the land of opportunity for all of us." -- Micheline Dib
