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I'm nearing the end of Gioia Diliberto's Paris Without End, her 1992 biography of Ernest Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson. Actually, PWE is the title of the book's second edition, published earlier this year in paperback. The original title was simply Hadley, which I like better because it more aptly captures the character and personality of its subject.
Unfortunately, it's been a challenging read because I've had to do it in such piecemeal fashion. There have been a lot of distractions, of an emotional nature, I've continued to work hard with Jason on his school projects, and he has been sick, off and on, over the past two weeks.
Still, reading of any sort is usually beneficial and I'm thinking about taking a fresh look at a novel called The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain, which I read some months back. Like my grandson, I'm much more a fan of non-fiction but I'm sort of curious as to how McLain's first-person fictional account, of Hadley's time in Paris, will look to me with DiLiberto's biography freshly in mind.
[to be continued below]
LPK
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12.15.2011
Unfortunately, it's been a challenging read because I've had to do it in such piecemeal fashion. There have been a lot of distractions, of an emotional nature, I've continued to work hard with Jason on his school projects, and he has been sick, off and on, over the past two weeks.
Still, reading of any sort is usually beneficial and I'm thinking about taking a fresh look at a novel called The Paris Wife, by Paula McLain, which I read some months back. Like my grandson, I'm much more a fan of non-fiction but I'm sort of curious as to how McLain's first-person fictional account, of Hadley's time in Paris, will look to me with DiLiberto's biography freshly in mind.
[to be continued below]
LPK
LiveJournal
12.15.2011
