![]() ![]() ![]() The abandoned homes and desolate beaches make them shy of each other, and, isolated in their new marriage, they decide to cut their trip short.īut before they leave, they encounter their glamorous, sensual neighbors and become swept up by their drama. ![]() Arriving for their honeymoon in Cape May, New Jersey, during the off season, Henry and Effie are startled to find the beach town deserted. In this erotic and intimate debut novel, a naïve southern couple is exposed to a group of raucous, debauched urbanites. Cape May does something better than critique or satirize: It seduces."Ĭape May is a raw, provocative portrayal of a young 1950s couple on the cusp of a sexual awakening, and the temptations that upturn their honeymoon and reshape their marriage. A dozy, luxurious sense of enchantment comes over the story, until the rude awakening at its finale. "Henry and Effie's honeymoon is meant to be their introduction to the pleasures of the body, but in the company of Clara and her promiscuous cohort they lose all track of boundaries. ![]() Cheek's sensual first novel leaves you wanting more." Then they meet Clara and Max, hard-partying lovers who dazzle the innocent pair until they've lost more than their virginity. "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. ![]()
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