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Cape May by Chip Cheek
Pub. Date: April 30, 2019
Goodreads says, "Late September 1957. Henry and Effie, very young newlyweds from Georgia, arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon only to find the town is deserted. Feeling shy of each other and isolated, they decide to cut the trip short. But before they leave, they meet a glamorous set of people who sweep them up into their drama. Clara, a beautiful socialite who feels her youth slipping away; Max, a wealthy playboy and Clara’s lover; and Alma, Max’s aloof and mysterious half-sister, to whom Henry is irresistibly drawn. The empty beach town becomes their playground, and as they sneak into abandoned summer homes, go sailing, walk naked under the stars, make love, and drink a great deal of gin, Henry and Effie slip from innocence into betrayal, with irrevocable consequences. Erotic and moving, this is a novel about marriage, love and sexuality, and the lifelong repercussions that meeting a group of debauched cosmopolitans has on a new marriage."
It's not too early for me to start planning next summer's beach reads, right? I vacation at Cape May and am very familiar with the town, so I am hoping this one doesn't disappoint and is well-researched. What do you guys think?
Anything that takes place at the Jersey Shore, I'm in for! 1950s Cape May sounds like a very fun setting.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Angela! I agree. The setting sounds awesome. I am worried that it isn't well-researched though. I hope it is accurate! Thanks for visiting!
DeleteAdding to my TBR! We vacation in Cape May every summer - that cover looks exactly like a photo I took this past August!
ReplyDeleteI know, right? I know exactly where that photo was taken! Fingers crossed this is a great read! Thanks for visiting, Michele!
DeleteMeh, I've been planning festive reads since the summer for planning summer reads in autumn doesn't sound too strange! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha. Thanks, Nicci! I am ALWAYS planning my summer reads. I'm having a hard time saying goodbye to them this year! Thanks for visiting.
DeleteYou can never go wrong with a good beach book. This sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteI know, right? It's not too early for me to start planning for summer 2019, right? Haha. I already miss summer. Thanks for visiting, Natalie!
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