The Paper Palace
The No.1 New York Times Bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick
by Miranda Cowley Heller
Narrated by Laurel Lefkow
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Pub Date Jul 29 2021 | Archive Date Jun 30 2021
Penguin Random House UK Audio | Penguin
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2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2022
A PAGE-TURNING SUMMERTIME READ FOR FANS OF WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING AND LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
On a perfect August morning, Elle Bishop heads out for a swim in the pond below 'The Paper Palace' - her family's holiday home in Cape Cod. As she dives beneath the water she relives the passionate encounter she had the night before, against the side of the house that knows all her darkest secrets, while her husband and mother chatted to their guests inside...
So begins a story that unfolds over twenty-four hours and fifty years, as Elle's shocking betrayal leads her to a life-changing decision - and an ending you won't be able to stop thinking about.
'A deeply emotional love story that follows one day in the life of Elle Bishop as she navigates the unravelling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle' REESE WITHERSPOON
'Glorious and gorgeous. I was absolutely immersed and gripped and I'm devastated to have finished it' MARIAN KEYES
'Here is a love triangle that keeps you turning the pages' Rachel Joyce
'Utterly addictive' Rosamund Lupton
'Dry, sharp and with devastating depths plumbed so elegantly' Pandora Sykes
'Smart, atmospheric and seriously juicy' Stylist
'Earthy, intoxicating, shimmering' Sunday Times
© Miranda Cowley Heller 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9780241992708 |
| PRICE | £10.83 (GBP) |
| DURATION | 12 Hours, 38 Minutes |
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Featured Reviews
Jesika P, Reviewer
This is a book for those who appreciate long books about character's interactions with each other being the sole focus.
I do enjoy those books, and there were parts of this narrative that soared. The writing, particularly around the memories of youth, is at times beautiful, full of a hazzy atmosphere and something akin to nostalgia.
Which I think is what so made this book one that I found jarring - because it will then suddenly be harsher prose, something entirely less literary than it is elsewhere and at times needlessly and purposefully shocking with its causal sexual violence.
Overall, I would be excited to read more by this author, I just found that there were parts of this book I loved and parts that made me want to stop reading and I struggled to balance those out.
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