The Paris Wife
By: Paula McLain
Genre: fiction
Pages: 314
Published: 2011
Read: June
2 out of 5 stars
I choose to read this book as a selection for the book club,
in which I am the moderator. It is highly recommended by several women. It
turned out to be one of my least favorite novels I have chosen in the last year
and a half. The premise sounded very intriguing being an historical fiction
about a love affair between Ernest Hemingway and a friend’s wife during his
first marriage (he later married three more times). The first 3/4th of the story, I
found extremely boring with not much happening.
Narrated by his wife, Hadley, she tells how Hemingway began his career
as a successful prolific author.
Although I thought this would be a great storyline, it lasted to long
and dragged on, plus only a very small description of the beginning of his
success. The last third was when the climax and excitement occurred with the
actual affair and deterioration of their marriage. Similar to Loving Frank by Nancy Horan this novel surfaces around a known
famous historical presence in the world and then discredits his “nice guy”
image. Although I know several women who
absolutely loved this novel, I would recommend Loving Frank and bypass The
Paris Wife.
Surprisingly, I could not find a personal website for Paula
McLain.
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