My husband is a HUGE fan of Ernest Hemingway. He has read most Hemingway books and will always order a Hemingway cocktail if there is one on the menu. He even dragged us to Hemingway's favorite bar in Venice on our honeymoon (which sadly required coat and tie so we couldn't go in). Anyway, The Paris Wife is a fictionalized account of Hemingway's first wife Hadley and their time in 1920s Paris during the heyday of Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although technically fiction, the novel is based on real events, including Hemingway's memoir and their letters. I enjoyed the book - the writing was easy and Hadley was a likable narrator. It did make me sad because from the very beginning you know that Hemingway was a womanizer and that he had two wives after Hadley so you know how it will probably end. It was the perfect way for me to learn more about Hemingway without actually reading him. I think this one is worth reading!
Read: January 2012 via Kindle
P.S. This is Brian outside of Hem's favorite bar in Venice on our honeymoon. You can see why we didn't fit the dress code!
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