Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
at 2:30 p.m.
Join us this month as we read Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller.
It is a perfect July 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.
All are welcome to attend a Books and Tea discussion.
Tea and coffee will be served.
This book group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. for approximately one hour.
We meet on the patio or in the community room, depending on the weather. Please call if you have a question concerning the weather or health protocols.
Please call the library at (845)888-8004, email mamprograms@rcls.org or click here to register.
Get more details, register, or request a copy of the book at the front desk.
