Suzannah Lessard
The Architect of Desire: Beauty and Danger in the Stanford White Family
Dial Press, $ 24.95

When you hold in your and a book by a greatgranddaughter about a famous and important great-grandfather, you might expect to be in for some unusual insight. But such is not the case with Suzannah Lessard’s treatment of Stanford White. The Architect of Desire is a disappointing book, a Hollywood-style display of dirty linen by a disgruntled family member.