This novel is based on the real-life Hadley Richardson and her marriage to Ernest Heming­way. Shortly after their marriage in 1921, Ernest and Hadley departed for Paris where the two of them became involved with a number Ameri­can expatriates including Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ezra Pound. Hadley and Ernest traveled frequently to hike, fish, and ski throughout Europe and to observe the bullfights in Pamplona. While married to Hadley, Ernest worked as a jour­nalist, wrote a number of short stories, published his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, and began an affair with a friend of hers. Library Journal said, "Colorful details of the expat life in Jazz Age Paris, combined with the evocative story of the Heming­way's romance, result in a compelling story..."