书目

The Paris Wife

内容简介

“AbeautifulportraitofbeinginParisintheglittering1920s—asawifeandasone’sownwoman.”—EntertainmentWeeklyAdeeplyevocativestoryofambitionandbetrayal,TheParisWifecapturestheloveaffairbetweentwounforgettablepeople:ErnestHemingwayandhiswifeHadley.Chicago,1920:HadleyRichardsonisaquiettwenty-eight-year-oldwhohasallbutgivenuponloveandhappiness—untilshemeetsErnestHemingway.Followingawhirlwindcourtshipandwedding,thepairsetsailforParis,wheretheybecomethegoldencoupleinalivelyandvolatilegroup—thefabled“LostGeneration”—thatincludesGertrudeStein,EzraPound,andF.ScottFitzgerald.Thoughdeeplyinlove,theHemingwaysareillpreparedforthehard-drinking,fast-living,andfree-lovinglifeofJazzAgeParis.AsErneststrugglestofindthevoicethatwillearnhimaplaceinhistoryandpourshimselfintothenovelthatwillbecomeTheSunAlsoRises,Hadleystrivestoholdontohersenseofselfasherrolesaswife,friend,andmusebecomemorechallenging.Eventuallytheyfindthemselvesfacingtheultimatecrisisoftheirmarriage—adeceptionthatwillleadtotheunravelingofeverythingthey’vefoughtsohardfor.Aheartbreakingportrayalofloveandtornloyalty,TheParisWifeisallthemorepoignantbecauseweknowthat,intheend,HemingwaywrotethathewouldratherhavediedthanfalleninlovewithanyonebutHadley.NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERWINNER—BESTHISTORICALFICTION—GOODREADSCHOICEAWARDSNAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYPeople?ChicagoTribune?NPR?ThePhiladelphiaInquirer?KirkusReviews?TheTorontoSun?BookPageLookforspecialfeaturesinside.JointheCircleforauthorchatsandmore.

作者简介

PaulaMcLainreceivedherM.F.A.inpoetryfromtheUniversityofMichiganandhasbeenawardedfellowshipsfromYaddo,theMacDowellColony,andtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts.Sheistheauthoroftwocollectionsofpoetry;amemoir,LikeFamily:GrowingUpinOtherPeople’sHouses;andafirstnovel,ATickettoRide.ShelivesinClevelandwithherfamily.

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