Paula McLain received an MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan and has been awarded fellowships from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of two collections of poetry, as well as a memoir, Like Family. Her novels include The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun. She lives in Cleveland with her family.
Romance, infidelity, war-Paula McLain's powerhouse novel has it all - Glamour Beautifully written and, if you want to get a sense of this extraordinary woman, then it is a perfect introduction - Daily Mail Love and Ruin makes for captivating reading, and Gellhorn's a most worthy subject for McLain's skilful portraiture - Independent Paula McLain has a rare gift for bringing history alive . . . Fast paced and compelling, this is a novel that screams out to be filmed, the bantering insolent dialogue and the sparring partner protagonists reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in the film of To Have And Have Not. A complex heartbreaker of a love story that makes for an enthralling read - Sunday Express