The Paper Palace Summary
Miranda Cowley Heller

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The Paper Palace Overview

In the novel The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, Eleanor "Elle" Bishop must choose between her stable, loving husband, Peter, and Jonas, the man she has loved since she was a child. A recent admission by one of Elle’s stepsisters gave Elle and Jonas the forgiveness they needed to exact a terrible act of revenge on Conrad, the stepbrother who raped Elle. Themes in the novel include the impact of sexual abuse, the intricacies of familial relationships, and the need for forgiveness.

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