The Paris Wife by Paula McClain

I'll be honest - I had heard of Ernest Hemingway, but really didn't know much about him other than he was a writer. This book takes a look at his life prior to making it big. There are liberties that the author has taken, but all in all this was a great introduction to Ernest Hemingway and his "Paris Wife" Hadley. The writing was done quite well, I felt as though I was right along side the characters.

Living in Paris certainly does sound glamorous, but it failed to be the happy place for this couple. What a sad life Hadley lived, being an almost afterthought in Ernest's life. Her main duty was to support and love him, yet there was never an opportunity to figure out who she was, have hobbies of her own and even to have real friends other than the significant others of Ernest's friends.

This book was a little slow in parts, but those were the honest, sad parts of their life. So don't expect any glitz and glam of the good life, this book will take you behind the scenes into the hard life that they lived.

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