So at least two of us would have married Hemingway, despite his reputation.
What a fun book club! It was my pleasure to host and I'm so glad that most of you liked the book. I loved it, if I didn't make that clear. I did forget to mention, I walked by his and Hadley's apartment in Paris several times, and stayed in roughly the same part of town, strolling around the same areas. Here are a couple photos:
And here are some photos from our meeting. I'm happy to say we killed three bottles of French wine and about 5 bottles of San Pellegrino! Thanks to CeCe for driving everyone, Marva for the yummy toffee, Deirdre for trying to bring strawberries and everyone else for coming!
2 comments:
Mindy, thanks for the delicious spread and yummy wine! I liked the discussion even more than the book, and your passion for it the most!
For those looking to read a little Hemingway, here's a link to his short story (only 3 pages), "Hills Like White Elephants":
http://www.scribd.com/doc/94569/Hills-Like-White-Elephants
It's a good example of his understated, "what you leave out is as important as what you leave in" style. I'd love to discuss it if anyone reads it:)
Also...I just read that HBO is doing a series on Hem and his third wife, with Clive Owen playing him.
Lastly, I liked this quote from Hadley, found in an article about The Paris Wife in the Guardian:
After Hemingway, Richardson found love and contentment with her second husband, Paul Mowrer, a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, and the two were married for nearly 40 years until Mowrer's death in 1971. She died eight years later. When asked in a rare interview if she was ever tempted to return to the famous friends she knew when she was Mrs Hemingway, Richardson simply said: "No. I think I wanted something real."
Thank you Mindy...so fun:)
Thanks for the link above Deirdre, I'll definitely check it out.
A little tidbit I forgot to share, I read that of Ernest's four wives, Hadley was the only one that wasn't a journalist...
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