Thursday, April 26, 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Van der Noll Home
120 Limestone Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
We hope you will join us this month at the home of April Van der Noll as we discuss The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula McLain. Please bring something savory or sweet - but casual and small in quantity - or a drink to share.
Please RSVP on-line here or to eveningbook@ridgefieldnewcomers.org by Thursday, April 19th.
From Amazon.com Description:
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.
NOTE: This month's selection is not available on reserve, but may be requested on an individual basis at the Ridgefield Library.
SAVE THE DATE: In May, we will be meeting on May 17th. Book selection and information to follow via email and next month’s newsletter.
Lynn Isaac & Christine Llewellyn
203-438-8142(Lynn) and 203-403-3313(Christine)
eveningbook@ridgefieldnewcomers.org