The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

A fictionalized ccount of Ernest Hemmingway's first wife, how they met, loved and then lost and hated.  Based in Chicargo and Paris of the 1920/30's the loush life of wine, women and cigarettes on a tight budget.  The marriage is improbable from the beginning, the young handsome writer Ernest and the blue stocking older Hadley, met, love and marry.  Moving to Paris to further his career Hadley falls pregnant and with the birth of their son watches as Ernest's affections depart and move onto a younger, richer woman, who eventually becomes his second wife.

This book generated some discussion but didn't see to grab peoples attention.  There was a feeling of impending doom throughout the book and did bring the characters of the people involved to light.  But was it a good book for book club, probably not. 

Words used to describe it:   literary tourism, enjoyed/intriguing, faux diary, my life

Marks out of 10:  between 7 and 9 so highly marked

Next Meeting 

26th July at 115 Harbord St

Next Book

Dietland by Sarah Walker
and not
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely fine - which I read and loved!