Was meant to be a bit ambiguous although the author says the penultimate paragraph points you to the decision she has made. To see what your friends thought of this book. Elle's relationship with Jonas,Elle suggests, as she has done throughout, is far more than some adolescent summer fling. Yet. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. It seems she was searching to build upon her childhood love and create turbulence for her children. Published in July of 2021, The Paper Palace is a Reese's Book Club book. Elle tells Peter he is the only man she loves. I think the authors statement that shes choosing the version of herself that she wants to be also points to that and now she can truly be with Jonas without the guilt of what they did to Conrad and she can be the person she wanted to be before all of those events ruined that for her hence the hummingbird story. The seasons play a pertinent role in The Paper Palace, too. What are your thoughts? //