When I started reading the book, I was expecting it to be focused on one of Hemingway's wives, possibly the 1st. But the title includes all four of them, one part for each. Each section begins at the precise moment when Mrs Hemingway (each of them) realises they are losing their husband (usually to another woman) and then flashbacks to earlier moments of their relationship when they had won him over. It's a very interesting structure and, despite the constant going back and forth in time, it works. And the content is extremely interesting, without being overly dramatic or gloomy. Not knowing much about Hemingway's life before, I didn't know exactly how much of the facts related were true and will now investigate further, even though it doesn't really matter in the end. A very good read!