Eleanor Roosevelt II, at 84, Writes Her First Book A fascinating new book, written by Eleanor Roosevelts niece, reveals the woman behind the mystique

Eleanor Roosevelt II, niece and namesake of her famous aunt has written her first book, With Love, Aunt Eleanor, at the age of 84. Ms. Roosevelt is the daughter of Hall Roosevelt, Eleanors brother. When asked why she waited so long to write the book, Ms. Roosevelt, who is the oldest living relative of ER, said with a smile that she thought it was about time to set the record straight."

Penngrove, CA (PRWEB) April 12, 2004 -— Eleanor Roosevelt II, niece and namesake of her famous aunt has written her first book, With Love, Aunt Eleanor, at the age of 84. Ms. Roosevelt is the daughter of Hall Roosevelt, Eleanors brother. When asked why she waited so long to write the book, Ms. Roosevelt, who is the oldest living relative of ER, said with a smile that she thought it was about time to set the record straight."

And so she has. We know Eleanor Roosevelt for her role as First Lady and devoted wife of FDR, her tireless activism for the poor and oppressed, and her groundbreaking work as U.S. representative to the United Nations. The Eleanor that is less well known is the woman who insisted on serving hotdogs and hamburgers to the king and queen of England . . . who wept openly at the funeral for her beloved dog . . . who learned to dive at the age of 60-plus . . . who celebrated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a running slide down the hallway of the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

I learned so much about life from my Aunt Eleanor," recalls Roosevelt, who maintained a close relationship with her famous aunt until the day she died. In a world of Reality TV, where scandal is the norm, I wanted to let the world know that there are people whose personal lives were as full of spirit and compassion as their public lives."

With Love, Aunt Eleanor: Personal Stories from my Life with the First Lady of the World (Scrapbook Press, 2004, ISBN: 0-9743017-0-1)—by Eleanor Roosevelt II, offers a unique and wonderful patchwork quilt of stories and insights about the personal life of this extraordinary woman.

With Love, Aunt Eleanor is written in scrapbook" style, offering a series of anecdotes about revealing episodes in Eleanor Roosevelts long and richly textured life. It covers everything from the subjects awkward girlhood to her White House years to her life after Franklin to the jam-packed schedule she kept right up until her death in 1962. Its pages are filled with humor and heart warming stories. It includes many never seen before personal photos of the entire Roosevelt clan along with numerous handwritten notes and mementos from Eleanor.

What emerges from this unique and highly readable book is a vivid portrait of a woman who lived with grace, dignity and a dedication to work that puts most of us to shame. Indeed, in an age of tell all" books, this book depicts a personal side to the First Lady of the World that simply adds to the sentiment that they just dont make public servants like Eleanor Roosevelt anymore.

Advance Praise for With Love, Aunt Eleanor:
A treasury of wonderfully informal photographs accompany Eleanor IIs lively, often funny but always discerning anecdotes, tales that offer an intimate, affectionate, and humanizing portrait of a beloved yet controversial public figure." -—Starred and boxed Booklist review

A charming portrait of a woman and an era." -—Publishers Weekly Annex review

With Love provides a rare view of the private life of a public woman. Readers interested in politics and history, or anyone who remembers a loving aunt, will enjoy this ardent portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt." -—ForeWord

This intimate, humorous, insightful, loving and tenderly written memoir has brought ER to life as no other book has." -Nina Roosevelt Gibson, granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt

Her eldest niece, and among those who knew her best, ER II has given us the gift of a rare and profoundly moving collection of personal photographs and drawings; intimate and wise observations." -Blanche Wiesen Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt, Volumes 1 and 2

Anyone who spends time with this scrapbook will get a rare, intimate glimpse of what it was like to spend a quiet, loving time with the greatest woman of the century. I laughed, I cried, and I reveled in their devotion to one another, and I came away enriched and empowered by them both." -Allida Black, Director, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project; Editor, Courage in a Dangerous World: The Political Writings of Eleanor Roosevelt

About Scrapbook Press.
Scrapbook Press, LLC, is a California publishing company, established in 2002. The company distributes its books through traditional channels, including IPG, and also on the web via its Small World Distribution Network—a grass roots effort to partner with the reading community.

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