read by Kate Reading
The title is clever, as this book is actually about all four Mrs. Ernest Hemingways - Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh - told from their points of view.
In an interview, author Naomi Wood says, "I decided to show the dying days of each marriage, with flashbacks. I wanted each wife to give her account and for us to see how people remember and sometimes misremember their past." But she also writes about "the love that got them there in the first place."
Of course, for the first three wives, the "dying days" include Ernest's affairs with the next wife - and for Mary Welsh, the "dying days" occur after his suicide.
This is a well-researched and very enjoyable read - or listen-to.
Kate Reading (a.k.a. actress Jennifer Mendenhall) is (as usual) outstanding as the narrator for the audiobook.
© Amanda Pape - 2017
[This e-audiobook, and a print copy for reference, were borrowed from and returned to local public libraries.]
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