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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Readers say *The Paris Wife* vividly depicts Hadley and Hemingway’s early Paris years with authentic historical details and literary cameos. Many enjo...
I learned a few things about Hemingway, his life, and his first wife. However, I found this book to be a chore to read.
I'm unsure how to describe the writing except as flat, uninviting, and more like an English assignment than and enjoyable historical fiction story. There were moments where it was tedious to read and the only reason I continued was to see if it would get better. Also, my daughter also wanted to read the book, so I wanted to make sure I handed it over to her in a timely fashion.
I have become increasingly disappointed with some of the historical fictions I've read lately as many seem to be historically inaccurate, thankfully though, this book stayed historically true in the era it represented. That isn't my issue with the book. It seemed almost as if the writer tried to put in every tiny minute detail, and while having detail makes books come to life and gives the reader a feeling of being a part of the story, the details here just seem to be way too much. ...Yet you felt like you learned nothing in some instances, except that maybe that they like to drink a lot. It was really the writing that gave me struggles with the story, the story itself was interesting enough, but the writing was difficult to enjoy.
I'm unsure how to describe the writing except as flat, uninviting, and more like an English assignment than and enjoyable historical fiction story. There were moments where it was tedious to read and the only reason I continued was to see if it would get better. Also, my daughter also wanted to read the book, so I wanted to make sure I handed it over to her in a timely fashion.
I have become increasingly disappointed with some of the historical fictions I've read lately as many seem to be historically inaccurate, thankfully though, this book stayed historically true in the era it represented. That isn't my issue with the book. It seemed almost as if the writer tried to put in every tiny minute detail, and while having detail makes books come to life and gives the reader a feeling of being a part of the story, the details here just seem to be way too much. ...Yet you felt like you learned nothing in some instances, except that maybe that they like to drink a lot. It was really the writing that gave me struggles with the story, the story itself was interesting enough, but the writing was difficult to enjoy.
I read this seven years ago and still think about parts of this book -- especially the part where he was pretty much living with with his wife as well as another woman at the same time.
I followed this book up by reading Ernest Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" a few month later -- since the story was just too intriguing. It was his take of these same years in Paris. The two books complement each other well.
I followed this book up by reading Ernest Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" a few month later -- since the story was just too intriguing. It was his take of these same years in Paris. The two books complement each other well.
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