The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Aging Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo finally decides to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life, revealing the great love of her life and the secrets she kept for decades.
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Reclusive Hollywood legend Evelyn Hugo picks unknown Vivant magazine reporter Monique Grant to write her authorized biography. Across afternoons in Evelyn's Manhattan apartment, Evelyn walks Monique through her seven husbands, her old Hollywood career, and the one love she could not name in public.
No. Evelyn Hugo is a fictional character. Taylor Jenkins Reid has said the character was inspired by Old Hollywood icons such as Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner, but Evelyn's specific story is invented.
Yes. Netflix is developing a film adaptation of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, with Taylor Jenkins Reid producing. Liz Tigelaar is attached as screenwriter. A release date has not been announced.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo includes some sexual content but is not explicitly written. Most scenes are implied or fade to black. The book's emotional weight comes from relationships and identity rather than graphic scenes.
Yes. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo shares its 1970s Los Angeles setting with Daisy Jones & The Six and Malibu Rising. Some characters appear across the books, though each can be read as a standalone.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was written by Taylor Jenkins Reid, published in 2018 by Washington Square Press.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is 400 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a standalone novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, not part of a series.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
