The Paper Palace (Reese's Book Club)
By Miranda Cowley Heller
- Release Date: 2021-07-06
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
THE PAPER PALACE IS:
“Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade
“A deeply emotional love story…the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club July ’21 Pick)
"Nail-biting." —Town & Country
“A magnificent page-turner.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author
“[An] irresistible placement of a complicated family in a bewitching place.” —The New York Times
A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades.
“This house, this place, knows all my secrets.”
It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.
Reviews
Solid Read
4By CaitiePeckThis is a solid read. It’s a strong 4/5. The suspense of how the story unfolds held my attention from the very beginning.Felt like I wasted my time
2By Random Reader 54It was an extremely boring read, I waited for it to get better, however it never did. The ending was so confusingPaper Palace
5By jomartha8Beautifully written with wonderful characters. So funny and touching. Hated it to end.Gorgeous
5By TedinSFJust 100% amazingly beautiful.Lovveeeddd
5By Moving to CaviarThis book started off a bit slow the first 40 pages and then it started to get into a great story. The writing is excellent, flows easy and the story moves quickly. This was a great read!A mess of thoughts.
1By Alexis_dossI found this book very hard to keep up with. It felt like a rambling diary following her train of thought. The paper palace is supposed to be this place she ties to her childhood but every memory flashback is a negative memory. There is hardly any positivity. I also found myself on the opposite end of most readers with Peter. “Genuinely beloved” would not be the way I describe a character who gaslights his wife into things she doesn’t want to do & then blame her when the outcome doesn’t go well. And laughing at the disrespect she receives from her children and mother? Made me hate his character. All together this was a boring read with no real point.Loved
5By pink dreamsLoved every bit of the story and the writing. Very engrossing story. Couldn’t put it downThe Paper Palace
5By DodsonKGreat captivating read!Loved this one!!
5By SSingleton22It's been a while since I read this book but I keep coming back to it bc I truly enjoyed it!Hello Beautiful
5By YayaNetskiThe story of a family cottage and it’s pull on the protagonist. It’s a story of finding first a love connection in that special place, then moving on to build a family with someone else. The inevitable return to the magical place and reunion with that first love that was never really lost.
