authors' spouses

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authors' spouses

Girl in a blue dress

a novel inspired by the life and marriage of Charles Dickens
2009

How it was

1976

Shakespeare's wife

2007
A comprehensive biography of Ann Hathaway that offers new theories about the wife of English poet William Shakespeare and life in Stratford during this period of time.

The Paris wife

a novel
2012
Portrays the love affair and marriage between Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Mowrer from their Chicago meeting in 1920 to their lives during the Jazz Age in Paris, but as Ernest struggles to find his literary voice, Hadley tries to define her role in their relationship as wife, friend, and muse.

Dared and done

the marriage of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
1998
A biography of the Brownings, whose courtship and marriage resulted in one of the greatest love stories of all time.

The wife

a novel
2003
Joan Castleman, traveling with her husband, famous novelist Joseph Castleman, to Helsinki where he is to be honored with a prestigious award, comes to the realization that she has had enough and wants out of their long, deceptive marriage.

Wintering

a novel of Sylvia Plath
2003
Presents a novelized account of the last months of poet Sylvia Plath's life after she left her marriage and tried to make a new home for her two young children while completing a collection of poems and struggling to maintain her mental equilibrium.

Love and hatred

the troubled marriage of Leo and Sonya Tolstoy
1994
A portrait of the long and turbulent marriage of one of history's most famous couples, the great Russian author Leo Tolstoy and his wife, Sonya.

The Paris wife

a novel
2011
Portrays the love affair and marriage between Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Mowrer from their Chicago meeting in 1920 to their lives during the Jazz Age in Paris, but as Ernest struggles to find his literary voice, Hadley tries to define her role in their relationship as wife, friend, and muse.

Mark and Livy

the love story of Mark Twain and the woman who almost tamed him
2000
Details the four decades of courtship and marriage of Mark Twain and Olivia Langdon.

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