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The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
The Paris Wife made me want to reach out and hug Hadley. She was stuck on the precipice of two worlds; the Victorian upbringing pounded into her by her overbearing mother, and the excitement of the 1920’s. She embodies the beginning of the “women’s movement” while still holding to traditional values. It’s a challenge we as women still face; how to balance having a life of our own while still being good mothers and wives.
Hemingway didn’t make it easy for her. According to The Paris Wife, he wanted her to be one and all things to him; drinking buddy, lover, fan, caretaker, and understanding wife who stood by while he had affairs.
I find it incredibly sad the way it is impossible to talk about her without talking about him. I think it’s because he was such an imposing figure hanging over Hadley’s life. She was all consumed with him and his success, so much that her own life withered away while they were married.
But reading The Paris Wife, you understand her and her struggle to find her own place in the world. It’s a struggle many of our mother’s and grandmother’s went through and that a lot of us still deal with today. And I thank Hadley for paving the road.
http://wwwdiaryofabooknerd.blogspot.com/
Hemingway didn’t make it easy for her. According to The Paris Wife, he wanted her to be one and all things to him; drinking buddy, lover, fan, caretaker, and understanding wife who stood by while he had affairs.
I find it incredibly sad the way it is impossible to talk about her without talking about him. I think it’s because he was such an imposing figure hanging over Hadley’s life. She was all consumed with him and his success, so much that her own life withered away while they were married.
But reading The Paris Wife, you understand her and her struggle to find her own place in the world. It’s a struggle many of our mother’s and grandmother’s went through and that a lot of us still deal with today. And I thank Hadley for paving the road.
http://wwwdiaryofabooknerd.blogspot.com/