02007nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000450005804000240010305000180012710000330014524500730017825000410025126000370029230000230032933600260035233700280037833800270040652013090043365000290174265500180177120260109140434.0240517b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781398515697q(trade pbk. : alk. paper)  6HSLRCaHSLRCcHSLRC  aFICbR45 2017  aReid, Taylor Jenkinseauthor  aSeven husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The :ba novel /cTaylor Jenkins Reid  aFirst Atria Books Hardcover Edition.  aNew York :bAtria Books, cc2017  a391 pages ;c24 cm  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediatedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  aAging 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.  aBisexual peoplevFiction  aRomance novel