The Paper Palace (Reese's Book Club) - Miranda Cowley Heller

The Paper Palace (Reese's Book Club)

By Miranda Cowley Heller

  • Release Date: 2021-07-06
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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From 3,790 Ratings

Description

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

OVER 1 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

  • Loved

    5
    By pink dreams
    Loved every bit of the story and the writing. Very engrossing story. Couldn’t put it down
  • The Paper Palace

    5
    By DodsonK
    Great captivating read!
  • Loved this one!!

    5
    By SSingleton22
    It's been a while since I read this book but I keep coming back to it bc I truly enjoyed it!
  • Hello Beautiful

    5
    By YayaNetski
    The 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.
  • Fabulous!

    5
    By Babybehr1991
    As I finish reading the last word, I reflect. I loved this book, the story! I loved how Miranda brought all the characters to life. I laughed out loud, I gasped, I cried! I wish I could read it again and start over from the beginning, right now!
  • Love

    5
    By BeachPlummmy
    What a great read, beautiful writer. This is a must read.
  • The writing…

    5
    By fivestarsue
    It is a beautifully written and told story. I am shocked that this is her first novel, because it reads like someone who has many published books. I hope she is working on her next one, as she is a writer to watch. Excellent!
  • Okay

    3
    By annmarie123-
    Nice story but nothing particularly enthralling.
  • Perfect couldn’t/ wouldn’t want to improve it

    5
    By Half moon cutout
    Nothing I can say except wonderful … simply wonderful
  • Lo disfruté pero…

    3
    By aledepucci
    Me gustó y lo disfruté mucho, pero el final parece como que ya le faltaba tiempo a la autora y necesitaba entregar el libro aún sin terminar… es de esos libros que te preguntas ¿en serio me contó todo eso para después dejarme sin más?