Book Blurb:
When tragedy sends Delphine Auber, an aspiring writer on the cusp of adulthood, from her home in Paris, she seizes the opportunity to embark on the journey she’s long dreamed finding the father she has never known. But her quest is complicated by the fact that she believes her father to be a famed literary icon, Ernest Hemingway, a man just as elusive as he is iconic. She desperately yearns for his approval, as both a daughter and a writer, convinced that he holds the answer to who she’s truly meant to be. But what will happen if she is wrong, or if her real story falls outside of the legend of her parentage that she’s revered all her life? The answer takes her from Paris to New York’s Harlem, to Havana and Key West, as Delphine fights to find her own triumphant place in the world and within herself, outside of the shadow of the myths she’s forged so strongly into her identity.
My Review: 3.5 stars
The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie is the author’s sophomore novel and is quite different from her last book. I appreciate the differences as it shows range and creativity.
This one takes on a young protagonist who believes that Ernest Hemmingway is her father. The book focuses on her search, her relationship with her alcoholic mother, the family who takes her in, and her many travels to find him.
I enjoyed the writing in this book. The descriptions were incredible, and I felt myself getting lost in time and place. I did find many of the decisions that Delphine, the protagonist, made were not well thought out. I excused her behaviors because she grew up much faster than she should’ve because of dealing with mother’s addiction. Often the choices she made were rash as she searched for her father and ultimately herself.
I enjoyed the conclusion quite a bit which for me, was important, as I thought the ending of her first book, Fifty Words for Rain was lacking.
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