Hi
all,
I
just read this wonderful short story by Melanie Benjamin and had to share it
with you. She is also the author of The
Aviator’s Wife, and the upcoming novel The
Swans of Fifth Avenue. Even though
it is a short story – it is worth your time to read. I loved it and I hope you
do too. Here is more about the story and my five-star review.
Melanie Benjamin
Book Description:
(Please Note: This is
a short story, not a full-length book)
Melanie
Benjamin introduces readers to the lavish, heady world of her novel The
Swans of Fifth Avenue with this exclusive ebook short story! In this
enchanting prequel, New York society and Hollywood royalty collide during the
doomed and decadent life of Ernest Hemingway.
Spain, 1959. Slim Hawks Hayward likes to think she doesn’t get jealous. But when her dear friend Lauren “Betty” Bacall learns that Papa Hemingway has come to watch the bullfights and insists that Slim make introductions, she can’t help feeling protective. Slim has known Papa for years. He always makes her feel like the most beautiful woman in the room—even when his wife is standing right beside him. Truth be told, Slim could have learned to love him all those years ago, in the streets of Havana or the mountains of the American West. Now, Slim is sure that Papa will fall for Betty. What she doesn’t anticipate is the feeling that Papa himself has changed—and their relationship will never be the same.
Spain, 1959. Slim Hawks Hayward likes to think she doesn’t get jealous. But when her dear friend Lauren “Betty” Bacall learns that Papa Hemingway has come to watch the bullfights and insists that Slim make introductions, she can’t help feeling protective. Slim has known Papa for years. He always makes her feel like the most beautiful woman in the room—even when his wife is standing right beside him. Truth be told, Slim could have learned to love him all those years ago, in the streets of Havana or the mountains of the American West. Now, Slim is sure that Papa will fall for Betty. What she doesn’t anticipate is the feeling that Papa himself has changed—and their relationship will never be the same.
My Five Star
Review:
While attending Indiana University--Purdue University at Indianapolis, Melanie performed in many community theater productions before meeting her husband, moving to the Chicago area and raising two sons. Writing was always beckoning, however, and soon she began writing for local magazines and newspapers before venturing into her first love, fiction.
By combining her passion for history and biography, she has found her niche writing historical fiction, concentrating on the "stories behind the stories." Her most recent novel, THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, a novel about Anne Morrow Lindbergh, is a New York Times, USA Today and Indiebound best seller. Her first historical novel, ALICE I HAVE BEEN, was a national bestseller; this was followed by the critically acclaimed THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB. THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE, a novel about Truman Capote and his high society "Swans," will be published in January 2016.
She and her family still live in the Chicago area; when she's not writing, she's gardening, taking long walks, rooting for the Cubs--
And reading, of course.
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Don’t miss out on this expertly written short story!
Cheers,
Deanna
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