{"product_id":"book-cqyr","title":"Cape May","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In Chip Cheek's intense, erotic debut novel, narrator George Newbern offers perfect voices for innocent newlyweds Henry, 20, and Effie, 18.\" — \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e A mesmerizing debut by Chip Cheek, \u003ci\u003eCape May\u003c\/i\u003e explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the genteel south corrupted by sophisticated New England urbanites.\u003c\/b\u003e 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 an audiobook about marriage, love and sexuality, and the lifelong repercussions that meeting a group of debauched cosmopolitans has on a new marriage. \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCape May:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “Deceptively relaxed and simple at first...[\u003ci\u003eCape May\u003c\/i\u003e] soon reveals itself as a swirling vortex of psychological suspense with insights about marriage that recall writers like Margot Livesey and Alice Munro. The 1950s setting, the pellucid prose, and the propulsive plot make this very steamy debut novel about morality and desire feel like a classic.” — \u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review \"What a treat. Glamorous and nostalgic and \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e sexy, \u003ci\u003eCape May \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about marriage, lust, shabby seaside towns and \u003ci\u003elots\u003c\/i\u003e of gin. Brilliantly unsettling—one of those books that stays with you.\" - Paula Hawkins, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49377141784880,"sku":"BDcqyr","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49377141817648,"sku":"40cqyr","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/249679-cqyr-Square.jpg?v=1734902689","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-cqyr","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}