When Hollywood legend THE Evelyn Hugo pulls Vivante staff writer Monique Grant from obscurity and asks her to pen her biography, we can only imagine what’s to come. As the secrets are unveiled page by page, you can’t help but want for more.
It has it all: glamour, love, heartache, betrayal, salacious secrets, skeletons in the closet. And I couldn’t put it down. Finally lifting the lid on the reclusive icon's life, from making her way to LA in the 50s, to leaving the showbiz life behind in the 80s, and all seven husbands along the way. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a great writer, and this is a stunning book that really pulled me in.
Such an evocative read and I want to see this on screen brought to life further in all its glamorous glory.
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'Riveting, heart-wrenching and full of Old Hollywood glamour' BuzzFeed 'This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama' PopSugar
From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six in which a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.
Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a mesmerizing journey through the splendour of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means and what it costs to face the truth.
