Ruth A. Hawkins on Pauline Pfeiffer
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The pride of Arkansas, Ruth A. Hawkins, joins the show for an illuminating episode on Hemingway\\u2019s second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.
Hawkins draws from her definitive book Unbelievable Happiness and Final Sorrow to discuss Pfeiffer\\u2019s family and upbringing, her controversial friendship with Hadley, her marriage to Ernest, her motherhood, the mysterious details of her death, and her legacy.\\xa0
Although the Hemingway-Pfeiffer marriage is often ignored or even maligned, new dimensions to their relationship emerge through our conversation as Hawkins traces their history together, both the happiness and sorrow.\\xa0