tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985395961024041152.post8232977057595703841..comments2023-10-06T05:13:25.652-04:00Comments on The Civilized Life in Sarasota: A Big Hug Back to Betty at the HyattDebbi Benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07022947175251684855noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1985395961024041152.post-25907530894093668312011-11-25T08:30:53.945-05:002011-11-25T08:30:53.945-05:00Debbie,
I loved "The Paris Wife" and re...Debbie, <br />I loved "The Paris Wife" and reading about the literary greats of the early 20th. century was wonderful. Like you, I imagined what it would have been like to have been there in the same cafes. I liked this book so much better than Mary Hemingway’s " A Moveable Feast” based on her collection of Ernest's letters and notes to Hadley during their living together in Paris.. The author of "The Paris Wife", Paula McLain lives in Cleveland Heights where Sam and I maintain our house for summer and Christmas. It seems just that Hadley got the royalties for "The Sun Also Rises" in their divorce. <br />Have you read "Bonjour Happiness" by Jamie Cat Callan. It goes along with your blog "The Civilized Life in Sarasota". I met Jamie in Prague last summer. Our husbands are both geoscientists and were attending an international geochemical conference. Sam is treasurer of this society. Jamie and I had one of those fabulous lunches in which two people just find out so much about each other, just sharing ideas. It was unusual. <br />Jamie came to Cleveland this fall to speak to the 21st. Century Club. We then met at the Cleveland Art Museum for a whirlwind tour and a glass of wine. She is speaking in Palm Beach this winter. Could there be a consortium of book clubs in Sarasota that might be interested in bringing her here? <br />It was really nice to see you at the "Big Hug Back to Betty “gala. Thanks for sending me a link to your blog. My response is old. Until Lisa came down for Thanksgiving, I did not know how to post it. <br />NormaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com