The Paris Wife

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.

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 only drives them further apart.

Then, at last, Ernest's ferocious literary endeavours bring him recognition - not least from a woman intent on making him her own...

Please note this copy is in near new condition.

ISBN: 9780345521316

Size: Paperback, 331 pages

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Year: 2012