Evelyn seduces a Sunset executive in order to advance her career and divorces Ernie when the studio sets her up with popular actors for publicity.Įvelyn falls in love with, and marries, actor Don Adler, whom she believes to be the first true love of her life. She is noticed by Harry Cameron, a young Sunset Studios producer, and the two become close friends. She then marries him in order to reach Hollywood and escape her abusive father in Hell's Kitchen. Evelyn reveals she has no interest in giving an interview for Vivant but instead wants Monique to write her life story, and Monique agrees, though she is suspicious.Įvelyn meets her first husband, Ernie Diaz, at 14. Monique is confused about why Evelyn has chosen her, but goes to Evelyn's apartment to meet her. Monique Grant, a reporter for Vivant magazine, has been selected to interview Evelyn Hugo, a reclusive former star, who is auctioning some of her famous gowns to raise money for a breast cancer charity. The book is split into seven parts that are all named after Hugo's husbands in order to chronicle her life during the marriages and affairs she experiences in addition, the titles feature adjectives to emphasize Hugo's feelings and opinions towards them.
The novel was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction of 2017.
The novel tells the story of the fictional Old Hollywood star Evelyn Hugo, who, at age 79, gives a final interview to an unknown journalist, Monique Grant. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a historical fiction novel by American author Taylor Jenkins Reid and published by Atria Books in 2017. Print ( hardcover & paperback), audiobook, e-book
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