Recently I cleaned out my mail holder in the kitchen. This ceramic box usually holds anything but mail. My husband and I stash receipts we might need for a return, stamps, and gift cards in it more than mail actually. I found a $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble in there. I also had a $5 e-coupon to use. So, I purchased 3 books I'd heard some good things about. This book was recommended by one of the newest Library roommates, Ms. Shell Callahan.
I absolutely LOVED this book. I could NOT put it down.
An elderly Hollywood actress of a bygone era, Evelyn Hugo (born Herrera) is ready to her life story and write her memoir, focusing on her seven former husbands. She chooses a relatively unknown reporter, Monique Grant, to write the book. Monique's only claim to fame is a short but well reviewed article on assisted suicide or "dying with dignity".
As Evelyn tells her story, beginning as a poor girl in the slums of New York to the show business IT GIRL of the 50s and 60s then through heartbreak and loss, I found myself picturing the movie greats of the time--Evelyn as Marilyn Monroe first and foremost.
I don't want to spoil too much, as this does have two major plot twists I didn't see coming at all. But, you will be shocked.
I'll be adding this to the collection soon!
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