Evelyn Hugo is a famous Hollywood bombshell of the mid 1900s. Now in her 80s she hires an unknown journalist named Monique to write her tell all biography. Her legendary beauty and many marriages remind one of Elizabeth Taylor although most comparisons end there. Monique does not understand why she, an unknown magazine staffer was selected for this job. Evelyn is brutally honest about her love life, affairs, marriages of convenience, and navigating the Hollywood machine all which revolve around her on again off again relationship with the one she calls "the love of her life." Evelyn's ruthless ambition brings her success, heartbreak, and lots of money. The surprise ending reveals the reason for Monique as her author of choice. A friend recommended this novel to me but I wasn't sure I would like it. I was surprised to find it so good.
No comments:
Post a Comment