The Paper Palace

The No.1 New York Times Bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick

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Pub Date 29 Jul 2021 | Archive Date 30 Jun 2021

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Brought to you by Penguin.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2022

'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

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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.

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'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

Readers have been gripped by THE PAPER PALACE too:

***** 'I devoured this book in a couple of days'
***** 'I fell in love with the characters'
***** 'A heart-rending love story filled with so many complications, you won't want to finish it'
***** 'It pulled me in from the first page'
***** 'If you loved Where the Crawdads Sing then you will love this book as well'

© Miranda Cowley Heller 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Brought to you by Penguin.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2022

'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...


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EDITION Other Format, Unabridged
ISBN 9780241992708
PRICE £10.83 (GBP)
DURATION 12 Hours, 38 Minutes

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Featured Reviews

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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