The Paris Wife

After moving to Chicago, I joined a book club.  While I kind of feel like a 50 year old woman when I tell people “I’m going to book club” when they ask what I’m doing that night, I’m more than okay with it.  We eat, drink and talk about the actual book for about 5 minutes.  I just finished The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain.  It’s about Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley, and their life living in Chicago and Europe.  I enjoyed the first ¾ of the book, but then after that I wasn’t much of a fan.  I’d still recommend reading it though, especially if you like the works of Hemingway.  Has anyone else read it?  Thoughts?

 

The Paris Wife | Hardcover $15 | Kindle Edition $13

Update: the other night I watched Midnight in Paris directed by Woody Allen with Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams.  Parts of it parallel with The Paris Wife, so if you've read the book then you should watch this somewhat cheerier take on the era.

It had a kind of Big Fish quality to it and even my boyfriend liked it (shocking)!