The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Hosted by Barbara Ann Cecchetti aka Babs
Menu: Picnic
Hot Dogs, Potato Salad, Cucumber and Onion Salad, Deviled Eggs, Crackers and Cheese, Margaritas and Lemonade
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Potato Salad Recipe above .....Summary: It is a perfect August 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: 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 twenty-four 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.
Our discussion was interesting indeed. Half of the ladies really liked the book and the other half were non-plussed. I was one who really liked it and I especially liked how the author painted the picture of the Back Woods in Cape Cod. I felt as though I was right there with them swatting flies and mosquitos. There were some sensitive subjects, but you are going to run into those in life and in books. Always, a great get together with the Ladies and lots of laughter.
Our next book is Wild by Kristin Hannah.
Good Reading and Bon Appetit.
