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What can I say about this book that hasn't been said already! I was hooked from the first page. I knew nothing of Hadley or Ernest Hemingway. Ashamed to say I never read any of his books. That's what made this book so good, that the author could draw me in and keep me totally involved in their lives. Now I want to read A Moveable Feast and The Sun Also Rises. If I could I would give this book 6 stars!!
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I truly enjoyed The Paris Wife. I read it in less than a week. It's not a long novel, nor is it repetitious or unnecessarily long winded. If you know anything about Hemingway, you already know how this marriage, and eventually his life, all ended up but this is mainly about the flip side of how it all began.
Like most new relationships, the one between Ernest and his sweetheart Hadley is warm and tender and you cheer for them to fall in love, get married, and eventually end up in Paris. But once ...more
Like most new relationships, the one between Ernest and his sweetheart Hadley is warm and tender and you cheer for them to fall in love, get married, and eventually end up in Paris. But once ...more
Loved it. (But it didn't make me like Hemingway any better.)
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I have always been a Fitzgerald fan, and I love reading anything Paris and Roaring 20's related so I really devoured this novel. Living in the St. Louis area, it was also fun to read about a fairly famous person from that city.
This is the story of Hadley Richardson, a young woman from St. Louis and family wealth, and her marriage to a young Ernest Hemingway before he had been published. Some will walk away from this book thinking Hemingway is a real jerk because of how he treated Hadley, but so ...more
This is the story of Hadley Richardson, a young woman from St. Louis and family wealth, and her marriage to a young Ernest Hemingway before he had been published. Some will walk away from this book thinking Hemingway is a real jerk because of how he treated Hadley, but so ...more
Enjoyed the retelling of Ernest Hemingway's first marriage to Hadley Richardson, perhaps the real love of his life. This is a book club book for means I am looking forward to everyone else's opinion. I thought it was very well written and enjoyed reading more about Hemingway's life. (Actually reading Hemingway is another story; although a very forward, liberated diner owner told me he is a " man's" author). I have spent time in Key West and am more aware of Hemingway's life there with Pauline ...more
A very interesting look at Hemingway, obviously a tortured mind, as a result of war, genetics, childhood?
Unable to be truly happy, to see and appreciate the good things in his life. Always in search of acceptance.
Unable to be truly happy, to see and appreciate the good things in his life. Always in search of acceptance.
this was a quick read. The author really used facts currently published about Ernest and Hadley during the marriage. It was interesting and I learned some new things.
Sorry to those of you who enjoyed. Fine story. Nice character development. Boooooooooooooorrrinnnnngggg. Probably just me.
I gave it 4.5 out of 5 on my blog. Can't do half points on here.
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Meh, it was okay.
May 03, 2011
Sue
marked it as to-read
Dec 08, 2011
Rita
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Jan 07, 2012
Amanda
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Mar 24, 2012
Loreena
marked it as to-read
