A review by chelzabeth
Even in Paradise by Elizabeth Nunez

3.0

Émile first meets the Ducksworths when he’s young, then again when he’s older and in college. His friend Albert is marrying the eldest Ducksworth daughter and brings Émile along with him to meet Peter Ducksworth, her father. Peter is no longer the energetic man Émile met in Trinidad. He’s an old, overweight alcoholic with two daughters who manipulate him, trying to get his property when he dies. But Corinne is also no longer the young girl she was when Émile met her. She’s going into college now, and he’s instantly attracted to her.

Corinne’s oldest sister Glynis plans to marry Albert for his money, and somehow Albert is so blinded by her beauty that he doesn’t realize this, insisting on going forward with the wedding despite every (obvious) red flag, including her endless flirtations with her younger sister’s husband, Douglas.

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