Summary
‘BRILLIANTLY UNSETTLING’ - Paula Hawkins
‘SO, SO GOOD’ - Stylist (The Top 10 Books of 2019)
‘DEVASTATING… A HEADY COCKTAIL’ - Mail on Sunday
‘The beaches were empty, the stores were closed and after sunset all the houses on New Hampshire Avenue stood dark’
September 1957.
Newlyweds Henry and Effie arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474609555 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474609554 |
| Author: | Chip Cheek |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Glamorous and nostalgic and very sexy - one of those books that stays with you. - Paula Hawkins
Shades of F Scott Fitzgerald, Revolutionary Road and even Mad Men. - StylistAn atmospheric tale of sexual longing and loss in 1950s America that nods to classics like The Great Gatsby and Revolutionary Road - Independent (30 Best New Books for 2019)Gorgeous, seductive storytelling and martini-dry prose. I loved it.The atmosphere of this torrid Fifties psychodrama lingers long after the final page… Cheek’s deft way with characters and consequence makes for a heady cocktail. - Mail on Sunday (Best New Fiction)Superb prose, acute psychological insights, and a riveting narrative… Impossible to put down. - Lit HubEminently readable… Cheek’s novel has an atmospheric nostalgia similar to the debuts of Jess Walter and Lisa Klaussmann. - Irish TimesAbout The Author
Chip Cheek
Chip Cheek’s stories have appeared in the Southern Review, Harvard Review and Washington Square, among others. He’s been awarded scholarships to the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Tin House Summer Writers’ Workshop, and the Vermont Studio Center. Cape May is his debut novel.
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