From the Publisher
Fascinating….A detailed, grittier portrait of the woman Hemingway loved and left.” — Newsday
“Impressively researched and judiciously written . . . Diliberto has made a lasting place for Hadley in readers’ hearts.” — People
“A bittersweet modern love story [that] reads as easily as a novel . . . their intimacy and candour was the raw material for Hemingway’s great early short stories which achieved a powerful new realism about he relations between men and women.” — Vogue
“Diliberto has done an exemplary job of digging out the facts…the book brings Hadley to life on the page as never before.” — Chicago Tribune
“Tell[s] the sweeping story of [Hadley’s] romance with Hemingway with all the warmth and excitement they generated…It portrays Hadley—somewhat neglected by Hemingway’s earlier biographers—as a spirited and interesting woman.” — Washington Post Book World
“Gioia Diliberto’s book…cuts through the simplistic myths surrounding her subjects and gives us instead a thoughtful, detailed and rewarding look at what it cost one very talented woman to inspire the best work from one of America’s…literary geniuses.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune
“No one has written with such insight about [Hadley].” — The Oregonian (Portland)
“Skillfully shows how Hemingway’s life with Hadley was reflected in his writing . . . Insightful…Turns both Ernest and Hadley Hemingway, with all their flaws, into recognizably human figures, as it relives their bittersweet romance.” — Parade
“Fascinating not only for its portrait of a very special woman but for its insight into Hemingway’s personality and work as well.” — Daily News
“Beautifully crafted, rigorously researched, and absolutely heartbreaking.” — Chicago Magazine
“An unusual biography that makes its points with intelligence and clarity.” — Newark Star Ledger
“Juicy.” — Los Angeles Times
“A riveting portrait . . . superbly evokes Paris of the 1920s.” — New Woman
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gioia Diliberto’s book…cuts through the simplistic myths surrounding her subjects and gives us instead a thoughtful, detailed and rewarding look at what it cost one very talented woman to inspire the best work from one of America’s…literary geniuses.
The Oregonian (Portland)
No one has written with such insight about [Hadley].
Daily News
Fascinating not only for its portrait of a very special woman but for its insight into Hemingway’s personality and work as well.
Chicago Tribune
Diliberto has done an exemplary job of digging out the facts…the book brings Hadley to life on the page as never before.
People
Impressively researched and judiciously written . . . Diliberto has made a lasting place for Hadley in readers’ hearts.
Newsday
Fascinating….A detailed, grittier portrait of the woman Hemingway loved and left.
Chicago Magazine
Beautifully crafted, rigorously researched, and absolutely heartbreaking.
Vogue
A bittersweet modern love story [that] reads as easily as a novel . . . their intimacy and candour was the raw material for Hemingway’s great early short stories which achieved a powerful new realism about he relations between men and women.
Washington Post Book World
Tell[s] the sweeping story of [Hadley’s] romance with Hemingway with all the warmth and excitement they generated…It portrays Hadley—somewhat neglected by Hemingway’s earlier biographers—as a spirited and interesting woman.
Parade
Skillfully shows how Hemingway’s life with Hadley was reflected in his writing . . . Insightful…Turns both Ernest and Hadley Hemingway, with all their flaws, into recognizably human figures, as it relives their bittersweet romance.
Chicago Tribune
Diliberto has done an exemplary job of digging out the facts…the book brings Hadley to life on the page as never before.
|Los Angeles Times
Juicy.
New Woman
A riveting portrait . . . superbly evokes Paris of the 1920s.
Newark Star Ledger
An unusual biography that makes its points with intelligence and clarity.
Los Angeles Times
Juicy.
People Magazine
"Impressively researched and judiciously written . . . Diliberto has made a lasting place for Hadley in readers’ hearts."
