Andrada Costoiu
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Paula McLain:
Hi Paula! I just finished “Circling the sun” and I am sad that I have reached the last page; I feel like I am in Africa, with Beryl and I don’t want to leave. Thank you for peeling off the public eye, that sometimes skews the images of people, just as it happened in the case of Beryl (and Hadley).Thank you for shinning your light on her, I am looking forward to read your next book!When is it coming out?
Paula McLain
Hello, Andrada, and please forgive the shockingly late response to your kind note. Somehow the notification got buried in my goodreads inbox, but thank you, thank you for your wonderful words about Beryl and her Africa in Circling the Sun. Wasn't she something? I had a hard time leaving her world too! My next novel will be released on May 1, and follows the life of Martha Gellhorn. She happened to be married to Hemingway, but I'm interested in her bravery, and her grit, the thrust of her life as one of the most important journalists and war correspondents of the 20th century. Love and Ruin is the title. Thanks for your interest, and warmest wishes your way!
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Kathy
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Paula McLain:
No ? just feedback: Loved both books! I loved Circling the Sun a bit more because I had no awareness of Beryl B and her groundbreaking life. I love that for me, you created many conflicted crossroads for her that despite my wanting her to remain independent and as spirited as possible, I found that I was also rooting for her to be conventional "just this once" since it seemed it would be "easier". Best wishes
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