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21%OFFPaula McLain - The Paris Wife - 9781844086689 - V9781844086689
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The Paris Wife

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Description for The Paris Wife Paperback. * Out now in paperback, the heart-wrenching story of ambition and betrayal that captures the love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 125 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a shy twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness when she meets Ernest Hemingway and is captivated by his energy, intensity and burning ambition to write. After a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for France. But glamorous Jazz Age Paris, full of artists and writers, fuelled by alcohol and gossip, is no place for family life and fidelity. Ernest and Hadley's marriage begins to founder, and the birth of a beloved son serves only to drive them further apart. Then, at last, Ernest's ferocious literary endeavours begin to ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
326 g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844086689
SKU
V9781844086689
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About Paula McLain
Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of two collections of poetry, as well as a memoir, Like Family, and a novel, A Ticket to Ride. She lives in Cleveland with her family.

Reviews for The Paris Wife
With vivid, memorable touches . . . McLain captures Hemingway's legendary charisma, and his fatal tendencies
Sarah Churchwell
Guardian
With vivid, memorable touches . . . McLain captures Hemingway's legendary charisma, and his fatal tendencies
Sarah Churchwell
Guardian
A beautiful portrait of being in Paris in the glittering 1920s - as a wife and ... Read more

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