The Paper Palace (Reese's Book Club): A Novel
📚 Why We Recommend ItImagine a perfect August morning on Cape Cod: sunlight filtering through pine trees, the salt breeze off the ocean, and a summer house called “The Paper Palace”—a place that holds every secret of Elle’s life. For fifty years, Elle has visited this cottage with her family; but today is different. Last night, she crossed a line with Jonas, her oldest friend and first love, while their spouses laughed inside. Now, in just 24 hours, she must choose: the stable, loving life she’s built with her husband Peter, or the future she once dreamed of with Jonas—cut short decades ago by a tragic event.
Miranda Cowley Heller’s debut novel isn’t just a “love triangle story”—it’s a raw, tender exploration of desire, dignity, and the secrets families bury. As Elle’s memories unfold, we learn of abuse that shaped her, lies that protected her, and the quiet guilt that’s lingered for years. Heller, a former HBO executive who shaped hits like The Sopranos and The Wire, brings her gift for gripping storytelling to every page: you’ll feel the tension in Elle’s chest as she weighs her choices, the warmth of Peter’s love, and the ache of Jonas’s long-unspoken feelings.
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