A magnificent literary debut about the myriad loves that make up a life
Miranda Cowley Heller was raised in New York. After graduating from Harvard she became a books editor, before working for a decade as Head of Drama Series at HBO. She divides her time between Los Angeles, London and Cape Cod. The Paper Palace is her first novel.
A beautifully constructed, wonderfully intelligent and beguiling
novel, rich with a multitude of pleasures
*William Boyd*
It's glorious and gorgeous. I was absolutely immersed and gripped
and I'm devastated to have finished it
*Marian Keyes*
It's been ages since I was so absorbed in a contemporary novel. I
loved it
*Nick Hornby*
In rich and sensuous prose, Cowley Heller, cracks open the human
heart and exposes her character's choices: the paths not taken and
the devastating consequences. I smelled the old cabins and the
backwoods, felt the pond water lapping around my ankles,
experienced the love and loss of family. A perceptive and powerful
story which will stay with me for a long time
*Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground*
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 bestselling author of The Wife and
The Female Persuasion*
I can't think of a more brilliant debut than The Paper Palace.
Enticing, assured and multi-layered, it introduces a major new
voice in American fiction . . . A marvel
*Cressida Connolly*
Absolutely phenomenal novel - dazzling writing and utterly
addictive. Read it
*Rosamund Lupton*
It felt as if I read The Paper Palace in one go. It was completely
immersive, and shocking, and utterly alive. I loved it
*Nina Stibbe*
This accomplished family saga is gripping and poetic, capturing the
complexity of the human heart
*Daily Mirror*
The Paper Palace turned out to be the very page-turner I needed. If
you want to learn something about love over a long time - how it
can hurt, how it can soar - read this book
*Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again,
Yes*
A family drama, a forbidden love story, a childhood tragedy, this
is a stunning literary debut that will leave you reeling
*i*
A family drama, a forbidden love story, a childhood tragedy, The
Paper Palace is a stunning literary debut that will eat you up and
leave you reeling - you won't want it to end
*Independent*
Miranda Cowley Heller has written a magnificent page-turner, a love
story that shimmers with desire, intelligence, and humor. Lush and
gorgeously written, The Paper Palace is as intoxicating as a summer
night by the sea. I didn't want it to end
*Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The
Nest*
Set in the physical and psychic landscape of Cape Cod, The Paper
Palace is a fever dream of a novel, luminous with love and shot
through with humor and heartbreak. It is a book that explores the
indelibility of childhood, what it means to be shaped by place, and
all that is unpredictable about the human heart. I couldn't put it
down
*Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game*
Beautifully written, richly compelling, The Paper Palace is as dark
and uncompromising as it is tender and lyrical. Here is a love
triangle that keeps you turning the pages, a vivid evocation of
place, and an exploration of the one of the most unsettling of
secrets
*Rachel Joyce, author of Miss Benson's Beetle*
The writing is full of rich detail, evoking the New England
landscape . . . this is an absorbing family saga packed with
intrigue and complicated characters that transports you to Cape
Cod. I can't wait for the adaptation
*Evening Standard*
Mesmerising . . . A promising debut from a talent to watch
*Good Housekeeping*
A deliciously lyrical novel . . . weaving between the dangerous yet
excitable now and the years of ungodly traumas passed, this
masterful tale of childhood love will wash over you like the
refreshing, cold waters of The Paper Palace's nearby lake
*BUZZ magazine*
[Cowley Heller] brings to fiction an understanding of how to layer
storylines, as well as an assured feel for dialogue and visual
description . . . a skilful portrait
*The Oldie, Book of the Month*
The Paper Palace paints a vivid picture of family secrets and
tensions, against the backdrop of a sun-soaked summer
*Take a Break*
Miranda Cowley Heller's debut The Paper Palace . . . finds Elle on
the point of leaving her near-perfect family life for the visceral
thrill of Jonas, green-eyed soul mate of her youthful vacations.
With its atmospheric setting and rich backstory, the denouement is
set to be an August talking point and a mini-series is already
slated.'
*Country and Townhouse*
A stirring and sensual story
*Woman's Weekly*
This accomplished family saga is gripping and poetic, capturing the
complexity of the human heart
*Daily Mirror*
A richly detailed family saga that nods to tales by Johns Cheever
and Updike . . . this immersive novel makes for a lushly satisfying
read
*The Times*
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