The Paris Wife written by Paula McClain is a best-seller written through the eyes of Hadley Hemingway, Ernest's first wife. It was the first book I read this year and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Set in Paris in the 1920's, the book takes you on a realistic rollercoaster through the life of a woman trying to love a difficult, yet brilliant man. McClain does a commendable job highlighting the flaws not only in Ernest, as one might expect, but in Hadley too. Her prose make for a quick and relatively easy read, yet she very carefully and delibrately is able capture the emotional highs and lows of their tumultuous relationship. The backdrop of post-war Europe added a welcome touch. Nicely done.
“He was such an enigma, really - fierce and strong and weak and cruel. An incomparable friend and a son of a bitch. In the end, there wasn't one thing about him that was truer than the rest. It was all true.”
“To marry was to say you believed in the future and in the past, too- that history and tradition and hope could stay knit together to hold you up.”
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