The Paris Wife
A New York Times Best Seller! A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures the love affair between Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Europe, where they become swept up in the hard-drinking, fast-living, and free-loving life of Jazz Age Paris—hanging out with a volatile group that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. As Ernest struggles to find his literary voice and Hadley strives to hold on to her sense of self, they eventually find themselves facing the ultimate crisis of their marriage—a deception that will lead to the unraveling of everything they’ve fought so hard for.
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I've always been a fanatic for Ernest Hemingway and as so was compelled to read this as soon as I heard about it. What's not to love about Hemingway? He was brilliant, selfish, flawed and to quote Cat: "he was a son of a bitch". This book was AMAZING! It drew me in from the very first sinking the reader right knot the lives of Hem & Had. Kudos to Paula McLain for tackling this project and creating a true success. You love and hate both Hem &...read more
Hadley took the back burner to Ernest, but was perhaps the more interesting of the two. She threw herself into her marriage in spite of the odds being against her. When it inevitably ended poorly, she didn't allow herself a great deal of self-pity. I liked her. Darling -- those were some crazy times!
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