Love and Ruin

from JanaRose1

Martha, an aspiring journalist and writer, runs into Hemingway when she is on vacation in Key West. They quickly develop a friendship, with Hemingway taking interest in her career. When the Spanish Civil War erupts, both writers travel separately to Madrid separately. Reunited at the "press" hote...

from Whisper1

I very much like the books of this author. They are always very well researched with a writing style I enjoy. This story of Ernest Hemingway's third wife was incredibly interesting. I admit that reading Hemingway's books in college always seemed like a chore. Thus, I know very little of the man, ...

from Tasker

I just finished an ARC of the novel. Ms. McLain gets so much into Marty's (Gellhorn) character, this book reads like a memoir that flows effortlessly. With a backdrop of the rising conflict that will soon devour Europe, Hemingway paces in the background with resentment that his third wife dares t...

from wagner.sarah35

Not too long ago, I read a nonfiction book about Hemingway and encountered Martha Gellhorn, a fascinating woman who came pretty close to being the equal of the great writer. Of course, being on par with Hemingway also created conflict in the relationship between Martha and Ernest. Interestingly, ...

from teachlz

OVE AND RUIN" BY Paula McLain "Love and Ruin" by Paula McLain is an amazing, captivating, intriguing and intense novel. The Genres for this novel are Fiction and Historical Fiction, with an essence of Romance. The timeline for this story is before and during World War Two. The story takes place i...