I bought the book because I absolutely had to see the quality of fiction writing that goes to auction and I am left without a bone in my body that ISN'T jealous of McClains prose.It is beautifully imagined. I pity this woman and to see her get a little angrier, show some self would be the stuff of modern romance where Jerry Mcguire realizes that he has been a shallow self absorbed jerk and vows to change.but narcissists don't change.psychiatrists don't treat then, they ignore them, and that's not how his life went. And you see in this book how it affects those around them.

Its exhausting to know these individuals let alone LOVE them because there really is no empathy or ability to love. It is always about HIM right down to how she says she is happy at their marriage because HE NEEDS to hear it. Nothing this man says to his supposed love has anything whatsoever to do with HER. So, write this down, head over to and reserve yourself a copy so you can experience the story of the Hemmingway’s in Paris through Paula McLain’s writing in The Paris.The Times called Hadley boring at times, but that is incorrect.The book is a perfect portrayal of how a narcissist thinks. Even in real life, Hadley never spoke ill of him. Hemmingway was a womanizer, but Hadley accepted it and she was madly in love with him. And he didn’t have any qualms about doing it on her dime. With a narcissist like Hemingway, NOTHING is about you. The Hemmingways were poor, but he was all about putting on airs so they dipped into her bank account to live the lifestyle that authors and artists were accustomed to during that era in Paris. The Paris Wifes beautiful dialogue captures the pathology of a narcissist perfectly. And that’s where she met Hemmingway, but the book is set in Paris. She moved to Chicago and wanted to “live” a little. The story follows Hadley, Hemingway’s first wife, and the deterioration of their relationship. It’s a well-researched book so much so that you can actually feel yourself in Paris. This is a well-written, likable and under-rated book. We advise having your pen and paper handy because you are going to want to write down the titles of the books talked about in each episode.ĭiana, the library’s Communications & Marketing director, and I have a long history of sharing great reads with one another, but we were having too much fun for just two people, so we’re giving YOU a front row seat as we talk about books. Life gets busy and browsing takes time, so that’s why each All Booked Up video is short but informative. Welcome to the first edition of the All Booked Up video blog.

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