The Paper Palace By Miranda Cowley Heller, A Place for Us By Fatima Farheen Mirza 2 Books Collection Set

by Miranda Cowley Heller, Fatima Farheen Mirza

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The Paper Palace By Miranda Cowley Heller, A Place for Us By Fatima Farheen Mirza 2 Books Collection

The Paper
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 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.

A Place for
As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla must reckon with the choices their children have made. There is their headstrong, eldest daughter, whose marriage is a match of love and not tradition. Huda, the middle child, determined to follow in her sister’s footsteps. And lastly, their estranged son, Amar, who returns to the family fold for the first time in three years to take his place as brother of the bride. What secrets and betrayals have caused this close-knit family to fracture? Can Amar find his way back to the people who know and love him best?

Genres: Romance

800 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Miranda Cowley Heller has worked as senior vice president and head of drama series at HBO, developing and overseeing such shows as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Deadwood, and Big Love, among others. This is her first novel. She grew up spending summers on Cape Cod, and now lives in California.

source: Amazon

Reviews

[Marnie · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF - read about a third and decided it wasn’t for me! (And read other reviews which discussed the ending and confirmed my decision!)

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read “The Paper Palace”. Reminded me of Where the Crawdad’s Sing (outdoor imagery). Didn’t appreciate the main character. The ending left you uncertain - who did Elle stay with? I think she made the wrong decision.

[Kathie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like the main character! She had a wonderful family and she blows it up. Her husband is practically perfect but she prioritizes her own needs above her family's. She has unresolved issues from a childhood trauma that she apparently uses as excuses for her behavior. Didn't like her.

[Karrie Henderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy forbidden love.

[Brenda Goyette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hmmmm- beautifully written book- can we go back? Should we? Did she? I’m a bit confused at the ending - what was the final choice!!

A good discussion book!

[Donna Gambino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story and it keeps you guessing. Even the end you wonder which choice she made. And want to read more. Maybe they’ll be a continuation. Can definitely see this as a Reese Witherspoon movie

[Renee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reread paper palace and disliked it more than the first time.