Paula McLain discusses The Paris Wife: A Novel

EVENT: Paula McLain, author of the novel The Paris Wife, will appear to discuss her latest work.

AUTHOR: PAULA MCLAIN received her M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of two collections of poetry; a memoir, Like Family: Growing Up in Other People’s Houses; and a first novel, A Ticket to Ride. She lives in Cleveland with her family.

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM.

LOCATION: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman Forum.

ADMISSION: This event is open to the public, however reservations are required to attend. Call 816-701-3407 to make reservations. Seating is limited. Paula McLain will sign books purchased from Rainy Day Books before or at this event.

EVENT FORMAT: The author will read from and discuss the story behind her book, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. A booksigning will follow the program. Paula McLain will sign books purchased from Rainy Day Books before or at this event.

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Book List

The Paris Wife (Hardcover)

By Paula Mclain

$25.00

ISBN-13: 9780345521309
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Ballantine Books, 3/2011

Other Editions of this Title

A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley.

Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group—the fabled “Lost Generation”—that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.

Though deeply in love, the Hemingways are ill prepared for the hard-drinking and fast-living life of Jazz Age Paris, which hardly values traditional notions of family and monogamy. Surrounded by beautiful women and competing egos, Ernest struggles to find the voice that will earn him a place in history, pouring all the richness and intensity of his life with Hadley and their circle of friends into the novel that will become The Sun Also Rises. Hadley, meanwhile, strives to hold on to her sense of self as the demands of life with Ernest grow costly and her roles as wife, friend, and muse become more challenging. Despite their extraordinary bond, they eventually find themselves facing the ultimate crisis of their marriage—a deception that will lead to the unraveling of everything they’ve fought so hard for.

A heartbreaking portrayal of love and torn loyalty, The Paris Wife is all the more poignant because we know that, in the end, Hemingway wrote that he would rather have died than fallen in love with anyone but Hadley.

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