The empty beach town becomes their playground as Henry and Effie slip from innocence into betrayal, with irrevocable consequences that reverberate through the rest of their lives. 9781474609531 Cape May 42.5000 NZD InStock /shop/books/fiction /shop/books /shop/books/fiction/contemporary 'GLAMOROUS, NOSTALGIC AND BRILLIANTLY UNSETTLING' Paula Hawkins

Just as they get ready to cut the trip short, a light goes on in one of the houses on their street and a decadent and glamorous set suddenly 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. As they tentatively discover each other they begin to realise that everyday married life might be disappointingly different from their happy-ever-after fantasy. It's the end of the season and the town is deserted. Henry and Effie, young newlyweds from Georgia, arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon. 'GLAMOROUS, NOSTALGIC AND BRILLIANTLY UNSETTLING' Paula Hawkins

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