The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

In this mesmerizing novel of love and loss, Paula McLain reimagines the life of Hadley Richardson—the first wife of Ernest Hemingway—and their passionate, tumultuous years together in 1920s Paris. From smoky cafés filled with artists and writers to the glittering lights of the Left Bank, Hadley and Ernest are swept into a world of ambition and art, where dreams are fragile and hearts easily broken. As Hemingway’s fame grows, so too does the strain on their marriage, forcing Hadley to face a painful truth about love, loyalty, and the price of genius. The Paris Wife is a tender, deeply moving portrait of one of literature’s most fascinating couples and a woman who loved greatly, even as the world pulled them apart.