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Cape May

By: Chip Cheek

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Paperback | 28 January 2020 | Edition Number 1

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272 Pages

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2.2 x 13 x 19.9

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'Glamorous, nostalgic and very sexy' Paula Hawkins
'Powerful and devastating... A heady cocktail' Mail on Sunday
'The new Gatsby' Stylist
'Thoroughly sexy and engrossing' Heat
'Nods to classics like The Great Gatsby and Revolutionary Road' Independent

September 1957

Henry and Effie, young newlyweds from Georgia, arrive in Cape May, New Jersey, for their honeymoon. It's the end of the season and the town is deserted.
As they tentatively discover each other, they begin to realize that everyday married life might be disappointingly different from their happily-ever-after fantasy.

Just as they get ready to cut the trip short, 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.

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 that reverberate through the rest of their lives...

'Gorgeous, seductive storytelling, martini-dry prose reminiscent of James Salter's finest. I loved it' Lucy Foley, author of THE HUNTING PARTY

'An exquisitely crafted exploration of young love, the power of desire, and the lifelong ramifications of choices made in an instant... A modern classic' Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT

Industry Reviews

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. - Stylist

An 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 Hub

Eminently readable... Cheek's novel has an atmospheric nostalgia similar to the debuts of Jess Walter and Lisa Klaussmann. - Irish Times

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