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The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
5.0

What a beautiful, well-researched and well-executed novel of Hemingway's first (and arguably only) true love. At times equally heartbreaking, maddening, exciting and tearful, I found this book to shed light on a part of Hemingway's life that was so crucial to his success, but that few authors have focused on in the past. This age of Americans in Paris is my favorite time... and I'm glad I got around to reading this book and adding it to my bookshelf.