I’m glad we’re reading the pair, then. I hadn’t read the NYT review of Circling the Sun before, but it definitely captures my objections to The Paris Wife, especially after reading twice (and loving) Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast. For our pairing, I think I will read Circling first, and then Markham’s own work. I’m looking forward to learning about the incredible Beryl Markham, most of all!
Here’s a link to a school project video I found with Markham’s story. There are some old photos with a scrolled narrative and some creative license on the part of the video creator. Definitely spoilers, lol, but I wanted to get an inkling of what she was like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe_wRc5RBz0
Thanks for taking up Seveneves everyone. I really enjoyed it, and never would have read it but for this group!