The Paper Palace

By Miranda Cowley Heller RIVERHEAD BOOKS | $27

The Paper Palace is the perfect summer story, profoundly relatable and deeply enchanting, set against a backdrop of sunshine and salt air. Over 24 hours, Elle, a married mother of three, embarks upon an affair with her childhood love as both families spend the summer holed up in their longtime getaway. We are thralled as Elle struggles to decide upon which path her destiny lies, and to consider what shadows lurk in the past that make it so difficult for her to move on.