This was a very fascinating and remarkable work of nonfiction. I learned a lot about Ernest's affairs, his commitment to his work as a struggling writer and other things. A beautiful writing style always lures me in because it is so rare to find these days. I often had to reread sentences just to soak in all the well-written paragraphs. It lures you in from the beginning and it does not let go.
Let me first start off by saying that the writing style is unique and beautiful.
I read a few books about him, whether in a subtle sense or in a fictional way based on true events. I have to admit that I was always intrigued by Ernest Hemingway. Hopefully, this is not the first time I read more books by Scott Donaldson. I appreciate the offer to read it as it was fascinating and I am now even more intrigued to read his future work! Now onto my review. Brilliantly utilizing all essential primary and secondary sources-including the author’s notebooks and drafts-Donaldson breathes new life into this ageless story, providing revelatory insights into Hemingway’s character and exploring the nuances of a magical, yet troubled, love affair.įor anyone interested in Hemingway’s development as an artist and why, as an older man, he continued to revisit this transformative and painful episode in his life, The Paris Husband is a lucid, accessible, and compelling narrative that will engage both diehard Hemingway fans, as well as those just discovering this iconic writer.īefore reviewing this book, I want to give a shout out to the author that recommended this. In The Paris Husband, author and Hemingway scholar Scott Donaldson deftly separates fact from fiction to present a spellbinding and clear-eyed account of this seminal period in Hemingway’s life. Their passionate, complicated, and ultimately “doomed” relationship coincided with Hemingway’s formative years as a member of the so-called Lost Generation, and the failed marriage had a lifelong impact on the man and his writing. His first marriage to Hadley Richardson-with whom he lived in Paris in the early 1920s-has long fascinated readers. War correspondent, ambulance driver, and big-game hunter, he was married four times and his love life was inextricably bound up with his artistic endeavors. Valerie Hemingway, author of Running With the Bulls: My Years with the HemingwaysĮrnest Hemingway was not only one of the most important 20th-century American writers, but also a man whose adventurous and colorful life has become the stuff of legend. A masterful work and a cracking good read.” "A seasoned author and Hemingway scholar, Scott Donaldson brings this remarkable story to life with precision, lending keen new insight into Hemingway’s elusive character.
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