[1] Academic Bill Unwin sits in his college room, recovering from his suicide attempt and thinking back over his life.

Starting with his childhood in Paris where his aloof father killed himself, and his mother had a relationship with an American, Sam who made a fortune in plastics and then became his stepfather.

The narration them moves to 1950's Soho where Bill marries Ruth, an actress who later dies of lung cancer.

They notebooks show the breakdown of his relationship with his wife and father-in-law over his unshakeable belief in Darwinism, and Bill tries to square them with his own identity.

"[3] Richard Eder from the Los Angeles Times left a negative reiview, stating: "'Ever After' is almost entirely cerebral, and that would be fine.