"An epic tale of family betrayal and manipulation couched in superbly engaging prose and peopled with deftly drawn characters. In a story structure as rhythmic as the ebb and flow of the water surrounding Trinidad and Barbados, this revisiting of the classic story of King Lear becomes a subtle, orga
Even in Paradise
β Scribed by Chelsey Philpot
- Book ID
- 111936059
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 525 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062293718
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β¦ Synopsis
The Great Gatsby meets Looking for Alaska in this stunning debut from Chelsey Philpot. With inspiration drawn from Evelyn Waughβs Brideshead Revisited, this novel perfectly captures the love and heartbreak that can change us most.
When Julia Buchanan enrolls at St. Anneβs at the beginning of junior year, Charlotte Ryder already knows all about her. Most people do . . . or think they do. But as Charlotte is pulled into the larger-than-life new girlβs worldβa world of midnight rendezvous, dazzling parties, palatial vacation homes, and fizzy champagne cocktailsβshe realizes that behind Juliaβs self-assured smiles and toasts to the future, she is still suffering from a tragedy. A tragedy that the Buchanan family has kept hidden . . . until now.
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The Great Gatsby meets Looking for Alaska in this stunning debut novel. When Julia Buchanan enrolls at St. Anne's at the beginning of junior year, Charlotte Ryder already knows all about her. Most people do . . . or think they do. Charlotte certainly never expects she'll be Julia's friend. But almo
"_King Lear_ in the Caribbean--except in this novel, the flattery and deceit of Glynis (Goneril) and Rebecca (Regan) lose out to the principled, honest love of their younger sister, Corinne (Cordelia)." --**_O, the Oprah Magazine**_ , 10 Titles to Pick Up Now "An epic tale of family betrayal and
**"There is little if any diminishment in quality or intensity (from *A Manual for Cleaning Women*) . . . Berlin probably deserved a Pulitzer Prize." βDwight Garner, *The New York Times*** **Named a Fall Read by *Buzzfeed, ELLE, TIME, Nylon, The Boston Globe, Vulture, Newsday,* *HuffPost, Bustl
**"There is little if any diminishment in quality or intensity (from *A Manual for Cleaning Women*) . . . Berlin probably deserved a Pulitzer Prize." βDwight Garner, *The New York Times*** **Named a Fall Read by *Buzzfeed, ELLE, TIME, Nylon, The Boston Globe, Vulture, Newsday,* *HuffPost, Bustl