This Month's Book:
The Paris Wife
by
Paula McLain
-314 pages-
A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Hadley.
Chicago, 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 her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group --the fabled "Lost Generation"--that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.
A heartbreaking portrayal of love and torn loyalty, The Paris Wife is all the more poignant because we know that, in the end, Hemingway wrote that he would rather have died than fallen in love with anyone but Hadley.
Discussion Highlights:
Everyone enjoyed this book very much! We all loved seeing Ernest Hemingway through the eyes of someone else. McLain does a wonderful job at bringing to life a true story through fiction. We could all relate to Hadley in someway and we all agreed that while Ernest Hemingway was a brilliant writer, he was a sad and horrible person.
Next Month's Book:
by
Sarah Addison Allen
-294 pages-
Our 9th monthly meeting will be November 18, 2013! See you there!
