Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search

[ 3 filters applied ]

The paper palace Cover Image Book Book

The paper palace

Cowley Heller, Miranda (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593329821
  • ISBN: 9780593329825
  • ISBN: 9780593329825 : HRD
  • ISBN: 0593329821 : HRD
  • Physical Description: pages cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.: "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. Set against the summer backwoods and beaches of Cape Cod, The Paper Palace unfolds over 24 hours and across 50 years, as decades of family legacy, love, lies, secrets, and one unspeakable childhood tragedy lead wife and mother Elle Bishop to the precipice of a life-changing decision. With its transporting setting and propulsive pace, the story draws on the sweet promise of young love, as well as the heartbreaking damage incurred by too many secrets. It's a compulsively readable story about the tensions between the romantic childhood ideals we grow up with, and the family responsibilities that carry us into adulthood. Must our life choices remain irrevocable if the conditions are changed? It is a perfect July 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, because 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 24 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"--

Search for related items by subject

Genre: Love stories.

Available copies

Holds

  • 6 current holds with 79 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Public Library FIC COWLEY HELLER, MIRANDA (Text) 37777123605552 Adult Fiction Available -
Ansonia Public Library FIC COWLEY HELLER, MIRANDA (Text) 34045120737635 Adult Fiction Available -
Babcock Library - Ashford F Hel (Text) 33110148868027 Adult Fiction Available -
Beacon Falls Public Library FIC COW (Text) 33120146653214 Adult Fiction Available -
Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted FIC HELLER (Text) 33750000079189 Adult Fiction Available -
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford F COWLEYHE, M. (Text) 32544072752719 Adult Fiction Available -
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton FIC Cow (Text) 33160150502147 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Public Library HELLER (Text) 34030147221979 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Public Library HELLER (Text) 34030150539002 Adult Fiction Available -
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry AF HEL (Text) 33260000528761 Adult Fiction Available -
Next 10 »
Show more copies

Electronic resources


Additional Resources