"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.