Are there any Authors from the past that you find totally fascinating? . I have always been fascinated by the life of Ernest Hemingway and have been eager to read both The Paris Wife and Love and Ruin by @paula_mclain . These books center around Hemingway’s life and tumultuous relationship with journalist Martha Gellhorn. Now that the paperback of Love and Ruin has been released with this gorgeous new cover, it is the perfect time to pick these up! Synopsis below! . Thank you so much to @penguinrandomhouse for gifting me with this free book . ___________________________________________________ In 1937, twenty-eight-year-old Martha Gellhorn travels alone to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War and becomes drawn to the stories of ordinary people caught in the devastating conflict. It’s her chance to prove herself a worthy journalist in a field dominated by men. There she also finds herself unexpectedly—and unwillingly—falling in love with Ernest Hemingway, a man on his way to becoming a legend. . On the eve of World War II, and set against the turbulent backdrops of Madrid and Cuba, Martha and Ernest’s relationship and careers ignite. But when Ernest publishes the biggest literary success of his career, For Whom the Bell Tolls, they are no longer equals, and Martha must forge a path as her own woman and writer. . Heralded by Ann Patchett as “the new star of historical fiction,” Paula McLain brings Gellhorn’s story richly to life and captures her as a heroine for the ages: a woman who will risk absolutely everything to find her own voice. #ballantinebooks #loveandruin #paulamclain #ernesthemingway #thepariswife #historicalfiction #penguinrandomhouse #onmytbr #bookworm #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #bookadict #vintagetypewriter #cozyvibes #flatlay #bookflatlay #booksandtea #teatime https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsswba0lHTe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tvckv8ge9742