"Beguiling." - Vogue
"Nail-biting." - Town & Country "This one's filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask? - Parade
"The gorgeous scenery of Back Woods (a stand-in for Wellfleet, Mass.) provides an atmospheric backdrop to Elle's ruminations and revelatory flashbacks." - Los Angeles Times
"Ensconced in her family's rustic compound on Cape Cod for an annual summer trip, Elle Bishop is at a crossroads, forced to choose between the two great loves of her life. Should she run off with the longtime bestie she's secretly been in love with since they endured a ghastly childhood trauma together? Or stay with her cherished husband, a dashing Brit who's the father of her kids?" - People
"Doubly blessed when it comes to descriptive powers, Heller is as good on nature as she is on interiors." - The New York Times
"An assured debut. A sultry tale of Waspish New England that captures the spirit of Updike and Cheever." - The Times (London)
"The Paper Palace turned out to be the very page-turner I needed. If you want to learn something about love over a long time - how it can hurt, how it can soar - read this book." - Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
"Miranda Cowley Heller has written a magnificent page-turner, a love story that shimmers with desire, intelligence, and humor. Lush and gorgeously written, The Paper Palace is as intoxicating as a summer night by the sea. I didn't want it to end." - Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of Good Company
"Captivating debut... full of lush atmospheric details. This will keep the reader guessing all the way to the end." - Publishers Weekly "The moody and atmospheric setting of the shadowy paths and ponds of the Back Woods is described in lush detail that makes a sharp contrast to the colder, sharper elements of Elle's story...From the first pages of her debut novel, Heller pulls no punches. Some of them just sneak up on you later on." - Kirkus
