The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

A reclusive, aging Hollywood legend finally agrees to tell the full, scandalous story of her life and seven marriages to an unknown journalist, revealing the ambition, sacrifices, and hidden love that shaped her rise to fame. Told through interwoven narratives of the actress's glamorous past and the journalist's present-day life, the novel explores identity, bisexuality, and the costs of chasing stardom in mid-20th-century Hollywood. It builds toward a personal connection between the two women that reframes everything readers thought they knew about Evelyn's story.