From the Bookshelf of Reading with Style

The Paris Wife
by
Start date
September 1, 2011

Find A Copy At

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Kathleen (itpdx)
Dec 14, 2011 rated it really liked it
This is a fictionalization of the life of Ernest Hemingway's first wife, Hadley. It is the story of a romance with a talented and damaged man. It is set in the 20's when Hemingway and other artists lived and worked in post WWI Paris and visited other areas of Europe. I haven't decided whether the writing is intended to reflect Hadley's naive and straightforward personality or if that is the author's style (having never read anything else by her). It seemed at times that McClain was reaching to i ...more
Sharon
Dec 07, 2016 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Aww very well written

Such a good story about a struggling writer and a struggling first marriage. Ernest did not seem like a good husband but Hadley was so dedicated.
Krista
What a great book. It's along the lines of Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. I didn't know much about Ernest Hemingway's life. He doesn't seem like a very nice guy. But now I want to go read more about him and his various wives. I thought that this was a thoughtful historical fiction book about Hadley Richardson who was Ernest Hemingway's first wife. They married when he was 21 and she was 29. She was really a huge support in the early years before he had success as a writer.

I thought the book was w
...more
Erin (NY)
I appreciate historical fiction novels in general. I enjoyed learning more about Earnest Hemingway, Joyce, Fitzgerald, etc. However I found that the character of Hadley was just so uninteresting!
ColleenPA
Mar 08, 2011 rated it really liked it
I still hate Hemingway, but I liked this book. Complete review is at http://colreads.blogspot.com/2011/05/...
...more
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
Jan 23, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: wish-list
Tien
Apr 09, 2011 marked it as to-read
Lisa
Apr 29, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Celeste
May 08, 2011 rated it it was ok
Nick
Jul 20, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: biography, france
Ines
Sep 26, 2011 is currently reading it
Shelves: fiction, own
Amy
Oct 23, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelley
Dec 11, 2011 rated it liked it
Ligia Lesko
Jan 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Cheri
Jan 17, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sheyla
Feb 29, 2012 marked it as to-read
Amy W
Mar 13, 2012 marked it as to-read
Emily Green
Mar 30, 2012 rated it really liked it
Marie
Jul 16, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2015
Dana Arbelaez
Aug 15, 2013 marked it as to-read
Anika
Aug 21, 2013 rated it liked it
Ashlee
Oct 03, 2013 added it
Shelves: audiobook
Megan
Mar 30, 2015 marked it as to-read
Ali
Jun 26, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lindsay
Aug 15, 2015 marked it as to-read
Joy Cendrowski
Jul 05, 2017 rated it really liked it
« previous 1 3 4 5