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Hemingway's Girl
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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She remembered when Hemingway had planted a banyan tree at his house and told her its parasitic roots were like human desire. At the time shed thought it romantic. She hadnt understood his warning. In Depression-era Key West, Mariella Bennet, the daughter of an American fisherman and a Cuban woman, knows hunger. Her struggle to support her family following her fathers death leads her to a bar and bordello, where she bets on a risky boxing match...and attracts the interest of two men: world-famous writer, Ernest Hemingway, and Gavin Murray, one of the WWI veterans who are laboring to build the Overseas Highway. When Mariella is hired as a maid by Hemingways second wife, Pauline, she enters a rarified world of lavish, celebrity-filled dinner parties and elaborate off-island excursions. As she becomes caught up in the tensions and excesses of the Hemingway household, the attentions of the larger-than-life writer become a dangerous temptation...even as straightforward Gavin Murray draws her back to what matters most. Will she cross an invisible line with the volatile Hemingway, or find a way to claim her own dreams? As a massive hurricane bears down on Key West, Mariella faces some harsh truths...and the possibility of losing everything she loves.
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angieinwonderland
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I liked the uncertainty the writer gave the reader until the end. I chose this book as I visited Key West, where it is set. The terms of endearment were creepy, but that was not the author's doing but rather a true account within this story.

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LeslieO
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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One more possible #buzzword for #buzzwordbookathon.

Clwojick I‘ve decided on Girl for my #Buzzword! 4y
LeslieO @Clwojick Can‘t wait to see what you read! 4y
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Jerdencon
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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Still in a semi reading slump but this book is easy so hopefully it helps.

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Branwen
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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I love love love bookish totes and covering them with bookish pins! My favorite tote bag ever is the one on the left with the Hemingway quote! I got it at The Strand in NYC! 😍📚💕

#gratefulreads #favoritebookishitem @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love them!!!! 5y
InBooksILive I fill my totes with all my bookish pins and buttons as well 😊 5y
ChasingOm Oh, I love the Colson Whitehead quote! 5y
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OriginalCyn620 Love The Strand! ❤️ 5y
Bookish.SAM I‘ve never been to the Strand, but desperately want to ... if only for all the great bookish gear! 5y
Branwen @OriginalCyn620 Me too! It's my favorite bookstore! 🤗 @ChasingOm Me too! It's so perfect! @InBooksILive Isn't it so fun?! 😁 @Bookish.SAM It's certainly an experience! And the amount of bookish stuff they have is epic! 🤓 5y
Chrissyreadit Great totes!!! 5y
Branwen @Chrissyreadit Thanks, friend! 🤗💕 5y
TheSpineView I love totes and pins too! You have a couple of great ones! 5y
Branwen @TheSpineView Thanks friend! 🤗💕 Isn't it so much fun to decorate totes with bookish pins?! 5y
TheSpineView @Branwen Totally!😊 5y
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aliasNayNay
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It‘s warm and sunny, perfect for reading outside, finally. My Friday read is Hemingway‘s Girl by Erika Robuck.

What‘s your Friday read?

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Krisjericho
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My feminist self is appalled 😂 Damn you, Buzzfeed!

You got: Ernest Hemingway
You need a manly man. A man who doesn't mince his words. A man who knows that love that is true and real creates a respite from death. You'll need to keep an eye out for him because he's pretty popular with the ladies, but you understand that his wandering eye just comes from a fear of rejection.

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JanePratt "You and Langston are both sophisticated, politically conscious, sensitive souls, who draw strength from being on the forefront of progressive movements, but who also appreciate life's simple pleasures: eating, sleeping, drinking, and being in love." 6y
JanePratt I'll take it! Lol 6y
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Rachbb3 😂😂😂 6y
LauraBeth 😂😂 6y
TheBookStacker Ugh I know it‘s terrible but Hemingway is one of my most favorite writers. 6y
DGRachel @TheBookStacker He‘s one of mine, too! I always feel like I have to apologize for that, though. 🤭🤫🙃 6y
sprainedbrain 😂😂😂 6y
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Branwen
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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IT FINALLY CAME!!! The literary magazine that is featuring one of Hemingway's unpublished stories! *hyperventilates* 😀😀😀💕 I'm so excited! I can't wait to read it!

rather_be_reading 😲😲 6y
Branwen @rather_be_reading RIGHT?!?! 😍 6y
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MeJeMiller
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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I didn‘t love it, didn‘t hate it. I felt appropriate. He wasn‘t someone I would want to know. The ending is how I wanted it to end from the beginning.

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Rachbb3
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A small #bookhaul today from a wonderful used book store called Yesterdays Books. 😊

kspenmoll 😍👏 8y
Reviewsbylola I loved Gone Girl! 8y
Lmstraubie Nice! 8y
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LouLouLane
Hemingway's Girl | Erika Robuck
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My old reading chair, the old dog and all the books.

MrBook 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 8y
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