Cape May, New Jersey. September 1957.Newlyweds Henry and Effie arrive from Georgia for their honeymoon. It's the end of the summer season, and as they tentatively discover each other - walking on the deserted beach overlooking the vast,...

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...

"Inside this mesmerizing tale of sexual desire and discovery, naive newlyweds Henry and Effie are honeymooning in Cape May, N.J., in 1957, tentatively navigating intimacy. Then they meet Clara and Max, hard-partying lovers who dazzle the...

September 1957: Henry und Effie fahren für die Flitterwochen nach Cape May, ein Ferienort an der Ostküste. Doch das Städtchen ist verlassen, die Saison ist zu Ende. Die beiden jungen Leute aus Georgia fühlen sich fremd, isoliert und in...