I enjoyed The Paris Wife by Paula McLain which is a fictional story of Ernest Hemingway's first marriage to Hadley Richardson. The story is well-researched, and is narrated by Hadley. This gives an intimacy to what is a passionate love story with two strong characters. They meet in Chicago in 1920, marry, then move to Paris where Ernest believes he will be able to work better on his writing. They soon become involved with the "beautiful people" of that era who are also living in Paris. It is an exciting time. Ernest's work begins to attract attention and he makes a living from his writing. Things then become "complicated." Very well written as the reader becomes intimately involved in their lives. May have more appeal for women. 41/2/5
Saturday, November 5, 2011
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