Tender is the Night so far!

The world that F. Scott Fitzgerald creates in Tender is the Night is one of beauty and warmth. The opening chapter is set on a crowded, sunny beach in France. It is here, at an upscale resort amongst new friends that Rosemary will learn things that will give her a new perspective on life. She is an up and coming movie star and is recognized most everywhere she goes. She is too pretty for her own good and most of all she is young, just 18. Rosemary is determined and knows what she wants. More than anything she wants Dick Diver, a wealthy man who lives in the resort where Rosemary is staying. But he has a wife, Nicole. When Rosemary first meets the DIvers, she is captivated. They are the greatest thing she has ever seen. They are beautiful, wealthy, and seem to have the perfect life. Throughout her stay at the resort, Rosemary learns things that she never planned to about the Divers. And she and Dick fall in love, while he is still in love with his wife Nicole, who we learn is mentally unstable and was hospitalized for her illness when she and Dick met. So far, Tender is the Night is a very interesting love story with a few twists and turns here and there. I am about halfway through and am excited to finish the story. Most of all I enjoy the language that Fitzgerald uses. It is simplistic and pretty and his imagery is so effective.