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'The Paris Wife' Details Hemingway's First Marriage
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- Type: Book
- Title: The Paris Wife
- Author: Paula McLain
Ernest Hemingway had four wives. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain is the story of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson.
The story takes place in 1920’s Chicago and Paris. While in Paris, they become friends of Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald among other celebrities.
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The hard and fast lifestyle the Hemmingway’s and their friends lead is conducive to the break up of Ernest’s and Hadley’s marriage.
