Hemingway’s Passions is a remarkable read. I offer that not just because I am his granddaughter, but because it gives Hemingway enthusiasts a profound insight into how Ernest’s brain worked and how he told his stories. In Hemingway’s Passions, you embark on a journey into the heart of a man whose life was as compelling as the stories he penned. This book is not merely a biography but an exploration of a soul—my grandfather’s soul—torn between the twin poles of love and death, always writing, always living with unparalleled intensity. (from the Foreword)

– Mariel Hemingway

Using Hemingway’s letters—the arena in which he was most unguarded, and the most apt to tell the truth about himself—and passion as the canniest of apertures, Nancy W. Sindelar opens an exciting new window into the essence of the man and his incontrovertible legacy. Perceptive and illuminating. I highly recommend this book!

– Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark

In Hemingway’s Passions, longtime teacher and scholar Nancy Sindelar skillfully weaves Hemingway’s several wars and his groundbreaking writing into the mostly untold stories of his wives and lovers. A thoroughly researched, interesting, and most enjoyable read.

– John W. Berry, chairman, the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park

Whether one is a Hemingway aficionado or is new to learning about his life and legacy, Hemingway’s Passions satisfies all tastes. Writing in the clear and concise yet moving style of the subject himself, Sindelar’s contribution to the study of Ernest Hemingway is fresh and revelatory.

– Erika Robuck, national bestselling author of Hemingway’s Girl

With a fresh perspective on Hemingway’s legacy, Sindelar’s masterful work has beautifully uncovered what really shaped one of history’s legendary writers—the women in his life.

– Chris Turner, board member, the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park

With one true sentence after another, Hemingway’s Passions offers an intimate and thrilling look at the unique women who enticed Ernest Hemingway and inspired his fiction. Author Nancy Sindelar, an insightful Hemingway aficionado as well as a first-rate storyteller, traces Hemingway’s breathtaking ride through the first half of the twentieth century—three wars, four marriages, two plane crashes, bullfights and safaris, affairs and infatuations, conquests and heartbreaks—revealing the adventuresome ardor of our foremost author, celebrity, and daredevil.

– Jim McGrath, Ovation Award–winning playwright, author of the Goodman Theater's best-selling Pamplona starring Stacy Keach as Ernest Hemingway

Dr. Sindelar shares a comprehensive summary of the passions that informed Hemingway’s life and works for all to appreciate, whether readers are familiar with or new to the Hemingway scholarship.

– Keith Storm, executive director, the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park

Extraordinarily well researched, written, organized, and presented, Influencing Hemingway: The People and Places That Shaped His Life and Work is a seminal work that is impressively informed and informative.

– Midwest Book Review