The Paris Wife

by Paula McLain | History |
ISBN: 1844086682 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingLadyIndigowing of Orange, New South Wales Australia on 8/26/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by wingLadyIndigowing from Orange, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, August 26, 2014
A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time—Paris in the twenties—and an extraordinary love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.

In Chicago in 1920, Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest Hemingway and finds herself captivated by his good looks, intensity, and passionate desire to write. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group of expatriates that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.

But the hard-drinking and fast-living café life does not celebrate traditional notions of family and monogamy. As Hadley struggles with jealousy and self-doubt and Ernest wrestles with his burgeoning writing career, they must confront a deception that could prove the undoing of one of the great romances in literary history.

Journal Entry 2 by wingLadyIndigowing at Orange, New South Wales Australia on Sunday, November 30, 2014
what to say ... it took me a while to read this because of Life keeping me away from it - but i could have easily read it in one or two sittings and now i am finished, i'm not sure i want to let it go .... haha

whilst the world has focused on hemingway, hadley is a most interesting character in her own right and i think she set the foundations for hemingway's writing career - she was there at the beginning with her support and her blessing - he would not have become the writer he did without hadley

interesting times - 1920s following WWI and preceding WWII- to be in paris and many expats to commune with - artists, poets, writers
the expat community shows its bond when young bumby is quarantined with whooping cough and the 'gang', led by scott and zelda fitzgerald, brings the nightly drinks to the gates/property fence of the house hadley is at - fitzgerald says "the reinforcements have arrived"

thankyou jubby for introducing me to this novel - it has been a great read and i might now seek more reading about hadley
mclain uses language well and has a lovely writing style - most enjoyable

hadley was the first of 4 wives and many lovers for hemingway - in her steady way she could be considered a trailblazer/pioneer

i'll give gertrude stein gets the last word: "It is not what France gave you, but what it did not take from you that was important"

Journal Entry 3 by wingLadyIndigowing at BookObsessed.com, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, November 30, 2014

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happy reading mz november - i hope you enjoy it as much as i did

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Journal Entry 4 by jubby at Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, December 18, 2014
Look what I received in the post today!

Thank you very much LadyIndigo.

I put this book on my wishlist after hearing it discussed on The Guardian Books podcast. I had recently read 'Fiesta: the sun also rises' (Hemingway's telling of this period) and was intrigued to read (even if fictitious) the story of another perspective.

Thanks again for sharing this book with me.

Journal Entry 5 by jubby at Australian Museum in Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Friday, December 19, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (12/19/2014 UTC) at Australian Museum in Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia

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Seems I have two copies of this book, so releasing this one

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