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If you’re part of a book club and have chosen The Paper Palace as your next read, we have compiled a list of thought-provoking questions to enhance your discussions and delve deeper into the book’s themes and characters.
- Spoiler Discussion and Plot Summary For The Paper Palace
- Very Brief Synopsis of The Paper Palace
- Characters in The Paper Palace
- What Is The Paper Palace, Anyway?
- Elle’s Life in The Paper Palace
- What Makes Elle Decide to Cheat with Jonas?
- Spoilers: Does Elle Choose Peter Or Jonas at The End of The Paper Palace?
- Themes (and Possible Clues) in The Paper Palace
- Book Club Discussion Questions For The Paper Palace
- Spoiler Discussion For The Paper Palace
Here’s a quick list of what’s in the post so you can find what you need: Brief Synopsis of The Paper Palace List of Characters in The Paper Palace What (and where) is The Paper Palace? List of Events in Elle’s Life in The Paper Palace Does Elle choose Peter or Jonas at the end of The Paper Palace? Spoiler Discussion for The Paper Palace Book Club Q...
If you just want a short synopsis of the story, here you go: Eleanor (Elle) has spent her summers at her family’s Cape Cod home since childhood. Now fifty-five, she is there with her husband Peter and her three children, plus her mother, Wallace. Elle has also just slept with Jonas, a married childhood friend with whom she’s always had a deep emoti...
Eleanor (Elle) (55, born in 1966). The daughter of Henry and Wallace. Peter – Elle’s husband, a British journalist. Jack (17) Maddy (10) and Finn (9) are Elle’s children Wallace – Elle’s mother Anna – Elle’s sister. Born two years before Elle, she died of ovarian cancer in her 30s. Jonas – A painter who is two or three years younger than Elle. They...
The Paper Palaceis a group of cabins in Cape Cod’s Back Woods, which are filled with kettle ponds. Eleanor’s grandfather Amory was a sculptor who inherited a house (The Big House) on a pond near the small Outer Cape town of Truro. Amory built four one-bedroom cabins on the pond that he planned to rent out for extra income. He was running low on mon...
A lot of The Paper Palaceis Elle’s family history, but the narrative jumps back and forth in time. Here is an approximate list of the major events in Elle’s life: Elle’s maternal grandparents were Amory (a sculptor) and Nanette (a New York socialite). Nanette divorced Amory when her daughter Wallace (Elle’s mother) and her son Austin (Elle’s uncle)...
Elle had buried the traumatic part of her past (her rape and the part she and Jonas played in Conrad’s death) and tried to forget about it. The oath they made to keep the secret about Conrad’s death, and the ring he gave her, were a dark kind of ceremonial promise. So what made Elle decide to sleep with Jonas after all these years?She had plenty of...
I urge you to read ALL the smart and insightful comments on this post! I can’t thank all of you enough for sharing your thoughtsand hope YOU will join the discussion. If you want a quick recap of some of the possible interpretations of the ending, I have listed them below.
Drowning Symbolism in The Paper Palace
I noticed all the water symbolism in the book, but I hadn’t really noticed the drowningsuntil the commenters who believe Elle committed suicide pointed it out. Peggy, a girl Elle used to swim with, nearly drowns in a pond while Elle is watching. Wallace drags her out and gives her mouth to mouth.
The comments on this post have a LOT of great ideas, but I’ll pull out a few: Do you think that Elle choose Jonas or Peter and why? Do you agree with her choice?(This could take up the entire book club discussion and a few bottles of wine! The author thinks that Elle’s choice is clear, but if you read the comments there’s more than one opinion.) Ho...
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Mar 5, 2024 · 1. How does the setting of the Paper Palace on Cape Cod influence the story and characters? 2. What role does memory play in the novel, and how does Heller use dual timelines to enhance the narrative? 3. Discuss the themes of love, desire, betrayal, and forgiveness in the novel. How do these themes resonate with you personally? 4.
Apr 19, 2022 · The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller. Publication Date: April 19, 2022; Genres: Fiction, Women's Fiction; Paperback: 400 pages; Publisher: Riverhead Books; ISBN-10: 059332983X; ISBN-13: 9780593329832
Jul 1, 2023 · Welcome to our book club questions for The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller. 1. “The best lesson my mother ever taught me: there are two things in life you never regret – a baby and a swim.” What was the best lesson your mother ever taught you? 2. “There’s nothing better than bacon and eggs for a hangover.
Jan 10, 2024 · If you can’t find a guide for the book your club is reading, we’ve put together this helpful list of general book club questions. These questions work well for almost any book, whether you’re reading fiction or non-fiction.
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Oct 25, 2021 · What’s so controversial about this book is certainly its ambiguous ending. The author leaves some clues, but doesn’t specifically say which man Elle ends up choosing. A funny moment from our book club—someone asked if everyone knew who she chose, and most people started nodding their heads.
