Her story unfolds through the events taking place in each of her marriages, with Evelyn at times struggling to reveal intimate details about her life which she had suppressed for so long. Evelyn retells the events that define her career and progression as a woman in the industry, spanning from her teen years through to the present day. The novel starts with Monique Grant, an unknown journalist, being selected by the infamous star Evelyn Hugo to write about her extraordinary life as an actress from the 1950s. However, it exceeded my expectations by miles. Based loosely on the life of Elizabeth Taylor, the book explores how being an actress in Hollywood can make or break your dreams.Īs a lover of historical fiction, I thought I would enjoy this book before even reading the blurb. At the end of 2021 Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was lauded on TikTok, and eventually I felt compelled to pick up a copy.
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