Paris - a celebration of life! Chicago 1920: Hadley Richardson, a quiet young woman of twenty-eight, has already given up on love and happiness when she meets Ernest Hemingway and is immediately captivated by his good looks, emotional depth, and ability to seduce with words. After a tumultuous courtship, the two marry and settle in Paris, where they become part of a vibrant group of Americans, including Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, F. Scott, and Zelda Fitzgerald. However, the Paris of the Roaring Twenties - feverish, glamorous, daring, and still traumatized by the First World War - is incompatible with traditional notions of family and fidelity. While Hadley, now a mother, struggles with jealousy and self-doubt, Ernest's tireless literary efforts gradually begin to bear fruit.