Chatting Books Online Day 133. Today's recommended book is a continuation on yesterday's theme. Love and Ruin is also by Paula McLain but instead of being the story of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife it is the story of Mr. Hemingway and his third wife (he had 4 in total) , Martha Gellhorn. Martha and Erinnest are both working at the time as war correspondents in Madrid in the year 1937 so for those of you fans of that most prolific of genres "Historical fiction with a bit of romance set during the second world war" , you are in luck! I actually liked this book even more than The Paris Wife, which should say something because I loved The Paris Wife as I mentioned yesterday; and because as many of you know I have declared a moratorium on "Historical fiction with a bit of romance set during the second world war" , Again, this book is beautifully written and sure to sweep you away.