The Paris Wife
Hadley Richardson is a 28 year old living a quiet slow existence tills she meets the Ernest Hemingway, a 21 year old, charismatic, tortured, up and coming writer. What starts of as a vacation romance, ends up with the two getting married and whisking to Paris to spend their early years. Paula McLain is an adept writer who gives voice to Hadley as a charming yet quiet girl who is in awe of the fact that Ernest loves her back. The Paris Wife is the journey of Hadley – and Ernest- from their early years of Jazz age Paris to the crisis of faith that their marriage faces. I picked up this book at an airport because when I was running out of the door on my absolute last minute flight to my cousin’s wedding and I forgot to pack a book. And I never board a flight without one- so I come across the Paris Wife at the airport book shop and amidst the ‘ How to be successful in 15 minutes’ and ‘ Twilight-ish’ streak of books, I’m instantly attracted to the Paris wife because it promises...