{"product_id":"mrs-hemingway-isbn-9780143124610","title":"Mrs. Hemingway","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning of the story . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice\u003cbr\u003eA Richard \u0026amp; Judy UK Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paula McLain’s \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling novel piqued readers’ interest about Ernest Hemingway’s romantic life. But Hadley was only one of four women married, in turn, to the legendary writer. Just as T.C. Boyle’s bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWomen\u003c\/i\u003e completed the picture begun by Nancy Horan’s \u003ci\u003eLoving Frank\u003c\/i\u003e, Naomi Wood’s \u003ci\u003eMrs. Hemingway \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of how it was to love, and be loved by, the most famous and dashing writer of his generation. Hadley, Pauline, Martha and Mary: each Mrs. Hemingway thought their love would last forever; each one was wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Told in four parts and based on real love letters and telegrams, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Hemingway \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the explosive love triangles that wrecked each of Hemingway's marriages. Spanning 1920s bohemian Paris through 1960s Cold War America, populated with members of the fabled \"Lost Generation,\" \u003ci\u003eMrs. Heminway \u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting tale of passion, love, and heartbreak.Praise for \u003ci\u003eMrs. Hemingway \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e***A \u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar \u003c\/i\u003e(UK) Best Book of 2014***\u003cbr\u003e ***A \u003ci\u003eStylist Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) Best Book of 2014***\u003cbr\u003e***A Richard \u0026amp; Judy (UK) Pick in 2015***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Magnetic… assembles a satisfying puzzle of personalities, bringing each relationship’s beginning, end and overlap into vivid focus.”\u003cbr\u003e —Leisl Schillinger,\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“[A] compelling fictionalization of Ernest Hemingway’s four marriages. . . . We see [the women] interacting, often even liking each other -- but the frustrations and heartbreaks are just as present, giving ‘Mrs. Hemingway’ a frisson of constant conflict . . . It’s a heady time, and Wood nails it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Puts imaginative flesh on the bones of what we know about [Hemingway]. . . .   [and] suggests that he was not as brutish as he is sometimes portrayed.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So beautifully written and evocative that I could not put it down.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jojo Moyes,\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe Before You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Finally, all four women who married the Great American Novelist get to tell \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e sides of the story.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Good Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Wood has given us a fascinating, astutely observed, gorgeously written account of the Hemingway wives and their charismatic, enigmatic, troubled and troublesome husband. This is a gem of a book.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eTherese Anne Fowler, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eZ: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Naomi Wood’s absorbing, illuminating novel offers fascinating portraits of four extraordinary women and the tortured literary genius who loved them. If you thought you knew all there was to know about Ernest Hemingway’s wives, their passions, and their heartbreak, think again.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJennifer Chiaverini\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMrs. Lincoln’s Rival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With remarkable insight and boldness, Naomi Wood brilliantly takes on one of history’s most remembered writers and the women who loved him. Obsessively readable, fascinating, and heartbreaking, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Hemingway\u003c\/i\u003e captures a time and people in a style the legend himself would no doubt admire.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eErika Robuck\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHemingway’s Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Forget everything you thought you knew about Ernest Hemingway’s four wives.  In a quartet of searing interlocked portraits, Naomi Wood brings vividly to life the real women who loved and lost the legendary charmer and great writer.  \u003ci\u003eMrs. Hemingway\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous heartbreaking novel.  Wood is a writer to watch.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eEllen Feldman\u003c\/b\u003e, Orange Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A detailed and deeply affecting account of the complex relationship between love and work.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eIan Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Missing Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “It's superb, everything about it - the sentences, details, dialogue, but also the architecture, the way it's built. It flirts with all that’s already known, but the women feel real and fresh, and through their eyes so does Hemingway.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAndrew Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Luminous, intoxicating…A passionate novel based on real lives, full of betrayals and moments of heartbreaking intimacy as Wood gives four remarkable women star billing.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eLoving Frank \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Wife \u003c\/i\u003ewill adore this ideal summer read. Seamlessly blending known facts with fiction, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Heminway \u003c\/i\u003eis an absorbing, tender glimpse inside the lives of those in Hemingway's inner circle.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Well researched . . .  interesting . . . [and] cleverly done.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Exquisitely written, the Mrs. Hemingways finally have their say in this beautiful novel.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A beautiful read and an amazing insight into the life of the man . . . superb.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Very occasionally, a piece of fiction based on facts is so good that I catch myself thinking: ‘Oh, so that’s how it really was.’ Wood achieves this in this breathtakingly good look at the lives of Ernest Hemingway’s four wives . . . . Sublime.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Wood\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded the 2012 inaugural Eccles Centre British Library Writer in Resident Award. She is the Young Patrons Ambassador at the British Library and teaches at the University of East Anglia. She lives in London. \u003ci\u003eMrs. Hemingway\u003c\/i\u003e is her American debut.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301574037733,"sku":"NP9780143124610","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143124610.jpg?v=1767733062","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mrs-hemingway-isbn-9780143124610","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}