Set against the summer backwoods and beaches of Cape Cod, The Paper Palace unfolds over twenty-four hours and across fifty years, as decades of family legacy, love, lies, secrets, and one unspeakable childhood tragedy lead wife and mother Elle Bishop to the precipice of a life-changing decision. With its transporting setting and propulsive pace, the story draws on the sweet promise of young love, as well as the heartbreaking damage incurred by too many secrets.In the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades.