Hemingway struggled with Gellhorn’s long absences on assignments, and she didn’t understand why he hadn’t joined her in Europe to cover the war himself. Martha joined him soon after and they were married in 1940, but storms were already a-brewing… In Spain, Hemingway also covered the war before moving to Cuba in early 1939. Despite Hemingway still being married to his second wife, it wasn’t long before they travelled to Spain together, where Gellhorn was due to report on the Spanish Civil War (she was already making a name for herself as a ground-breaking journalist).
Talking of which, one half of our first Literary Loves coined that very phrase…īoth trailblazing free spirits who did things their own way, Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway met in Florida in 1936. What’s more, in some cases their love was the source of their finest endeavours - work with the power to move the earth. But you can bet your bottom dollar that being a fly on the wall chez any of these creative couples would have made for a fascinating experience. That said, the love stories of the writer couples profiled below are far from serene (and very far from conventional). So, it’s perhaps little wonder that many remarkable writers have coupled-up - who better to understand a writer’s highs, lows, ebbs and flows than another writer? Their relationship with writing can be every bit as consuming as an amorous connection, their work-in-progress occasionally the literary equivalent of a needy other half. Popularity of Books Continues - Publishers Association's A Year in Publishing SummaryĪ writer’s life can be pretty turbulent - both for the writer, and for their nearest and dearest.
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