![]() ![]() On who will be the subject of her next novel and writing about these historical women To hear their full conversation, click the audio link above.Īuthor Interviews 'The Paris Wife' Dives Into Hemingway's First Big Love She says the aviator's memoir leaves out crucial parts of her personal life - struggles that McLain believes helped Markham develop her extraordinary strength. ![]() ![]() The new novel is another look at a historical figure - but this time, she's very much her own woman.Īnd while Markham herself wrote a memoir, West With The Night, McLain tells NPR's Arun Rath that there's more of her story to be told. That novel is written in the voice of Ernest Hemingway's first wife Hadley Richardson, whose passionate marriage ended as her husband shot into literary stardom. McLain's last book, The Paris Wife, was a hit. But novelist Paula McLain has put her back in the spotlight - as the protagonist of her new novel, Circling the Sun. Once famous as an aviation pioneer, she's largely dropped out of the public consciousness. The British-born Kenyan woman was also a racehorse trainer, a writer and a fearless adventurer. How?īeryl Markham was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from East to West. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Circling the Sun Author Paula McLain ![]()
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