The Paper Palace
A Novel
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Narrateur(s):
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Nan McNamara
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Auteur(s):
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Miranda Cowley Heller
À propos de cet audio
Reese's Book Club Pick
“A magnificent page-turner...as intoxicating as a summer night by the sea.” (Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times best-selling author of Good Company)
"It's been ages since I was so absorbed in a contemporary novel. I loved it." (Nick Hornby, New York Times best-selling author of Just Like You)
"A soulful debut that plumbs the depths of a midlife Sophie’s Choice." (People)
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 July morning, and Elle, a 50-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 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.
©2021 Miranda Cowley Heller (P)2021 Penguin AudioCe que les critiques en disent
"Captivating debut...full of lush atmospheric details. This will keep the reader guessing all the way to the end.” (Publishers Weekly)
“The moody and atmospheric setting of the shadowy paths and ponds of the Back Woods is described in lush detail that makes a sharp contrast to the colder, sharper elements of Elle’s story.... From the first pages of her debut novel, Heller pulls no punches. Some of them just sneak up on you later on.” (Kirkus)
"Tightly woven and immediate, The Paper Palace takes us deep into a vivid summer landscape, a family, and a private, longstanding love story, and holds us there from start to finish." (Meg Wolitzer, New York Times best-selling author of The Interestings and The Female Persuasion)
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Mae L.
- 2021-08-17
Love, abuse, regret
There is a lot of description here. I am glad I got the audiobook because it would have probably taken me much longer to get through reading the book. The plot moved slower for me at the beginning. There are a lot of characters from past and present. It was too much for me to keep up at times. It took me a while to get into the story.
I found Wallace to be the most compelling character. She yawns before saying something unpleasant and gossips a whole lot. My favourite line from her is when she talks smack about Jonas’ wife Gina: ‘Always prancing around as if she thinks she’s the cat’s pajamas.’ I didn’t even know what it meant, but I found it to be hilarious.
The book was not what I expected and is definitely out of my comfort zone. I am still glad I listened to it. I expected more of a present day storyline with drama and more spice about the affair. The story basically unfolds Eleanor’s past and why her and Jonas (her childhood friend/ love of her life) never ended up together. It is still an interesting story, but also a little too dark for me at times.
⚠️ There is a rape scene and much reference to sexual abuse.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- Debby
- 2023-08-07
Thoroughly enjoyable page-turning book
It was very slow to start and I almost gave up. But I’m glad I stuck with the story. It became a page turner with twists, turns and surprises I didn’t anticipate. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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- Shannon
- 2021-08-16
This book needed a trigger warning
I was hoping for a romantic coming of age story, with family drama and conflict. But there is an entire section of this story that I could have done without hearing in so much disturbing detail. What happens in this story is just awful, and I wish that this book had a trigger warning for sexual violence, which is what some online and radio programs offer viewers/listeners. If I had known this story was going where it went I would never have listened to it. However, the narration is strong, and engaging. The overarching story is good enough to have kept me wanting to finish the book.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Anynomous
- 2021-08-01
Slow but intense
The novel is slow going but when you get pulled into the narrative, it is visceral. Further, the story itself builds in a similar low rising intensity that is rather beautiful albeit eery, with impressive and captivating intensity.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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- JD
- 2021-07-31
Decent
it was decent. I really liked it at times, other times I found it slow. The narrator was good
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- Cindy
- 2024-04-24
A Little Different
The overall story is good and worth listening to. However, I found that there were too many details given regarding background information.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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- Tanya Mercredi
- 2021-09-16
Narrator
The narrator is so hard to listen too. Speeding it up to 1.3 somewhat helped
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- Emily Iaccino
- 2021-10-06
You'll never be angrier at a Protagonist
I understand she's supposed to be 'complicated' and 'real' but her character is SO FRUSTRATING. Her decisions will annoy you to no end. The ending is SO vague and unsatisfying. The book itself is well written, the narrator is really good at differentiating voices and stuff as well but honestly you can probably skip this book entirely.
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- Amber@Beaumont
- 2021-11-02
Amber@Beaumont
I was captivated from start to finish. Great book and looking forward to hearing more!
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- mandy cranna
- 2023-01-06
Great story
I don’t know what I was exactly expecting when going into this book but wasn’t what I thought . Very great well rounded story - great narrative . Loved it
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