Name: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Rating: 4.512639367816092 (6960 reviews)
ISBN: 9781501139239

Taylor Jenkins Reid

"Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?"

A Novel

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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Natalia Melike

Maria M

Rafaela Sousa

Isabella Betancourt

Stephanie 

Grace Bennett

Céline Hugo

Maisha Prather

Margarida Santos

People think that intimacy is about sex. 

theellegirl

Caitlin Madden

Franzi

grace hall 

Mandy

stephie

Carly Veile 

You wonder what it must be like to be a man, to be so confident that the final say is yours. 

Emilia Vulliamy

Draculelle

Nour

(Bre)anne✨

myldaa

Mary

Make them pay you what they would pay a white man. 

Andrea

Dany

Hana 

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Srijita Sarkar 

star

Tiana Coates

Vivien Luisa Seifert

Lindsay

Jess

“If you are intolerable, let me be the one to tolerate you”

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Someone

Kylie Conklin

Katyayini Singh

Mila

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Kristina Cole

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The entrancing story of a reclusive Hollywood starlet as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine - from the bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six. Reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. 'Come for the glam old Hollywood vibes; stay for a touching tale of a young reporter and a silver-screen legend.' Cosmopolitan

Emilia Frisby

I have no words to describe how staggering this book is. Exquisite writing. This book definitely deserves all the hype.

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. But she is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways.

one of the best books i’ve ever read. painfully sad in some parts, but it literally changed my life. i love tjr 

ariel

michelle

<blockquote>”People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is "You're safe with me"—that's intimacy.”</blockquote>

Wow! Totally lived up to the hype. The audio is FANTASTIC btw. If you find classic Hollywood stories and their scandalous secrets interesting you should check it out.

This book is the expression of life itself, the best book I have ever read in my life❤️

Daniela Aguilar

Mandie

i'd give this book a million stars if i could

Jennifer

Easy to follow storyline. Unique plot twists. Important social commentary. Would make a great movie. 

Beth Cordall

3.5. Started off not particularly liking the writing or subject matter but was very invested in Evelyn Hugo and the characters in her life by the end. Never cared for Monique.

Nadine MacDonald

so entertaining, such an easy read, really loved it the whole way through. I won’t say the reason I liked it most cause that would be a spoiler but basically, I couldn’t get enough of one of the relationships in this book 

"To spotkanie zmieni życie Monique. Młoda dziennikarka dostaje propozycję przeprowadzenia wywiadu z Evelyn Hugo – aktorką, która ma za sobą imponującą karierę w Hollywood. Warunek jest jeden: ta rozmowa nie może zostać opublikowana przed śmiercią artystki. Evelyn opowiada o tym, jak wyrwała się z biedy i trafiła do wymarzonego świata kina. Sława, pieniądze, skandale i blask reflektorów... W Hollywood nikt nie jest bez grzechu. Dlaczego Evelyn ma za sobą aż siedem małżeństw? Kogo kochała naprawdę? Jej życie kryje tajemnice, które nigdy nie powinny trafić na pierwsze strony gazet. Lektura obowiązkowa dla wszystkich fanów Marilyn Monroe i Audrey Hepburn! Gdyby Evelyn Hugo istniała naprawdę, byłaby ich najlepszą przyjaciółką albo... największą konkurentką."--

Siedmiu mężów Evelyn Hugo

erin

five stars feels inadequate. i want to give this book everything that i have.
i don’t remember the last time i cried while reading a book, but fuck i broke down somewhere in the middle of this one and the weird ache in my chest hasn’t left me yet!!! hoW DO I MOVE ON!!!
i Hate evelyn but i also love her so dearly. i love how flawed and simultaneously alluring she is. unapologetically herself, doing everything in her power to get what she wants for herself and her loved ones. my heart broke for her so many times during this read, and i just wanted to!!! hug her. i wanted nothing more for her but to find loving and caring people to surround herself with, and--although admittedly IT HURT!!!!--i’m glad she finally did. 
there wasn’t a moment throughout the book when was bored, and i literally read it in one day. i think i would’ve read it over the night if only i hadn’t forced myself to put it away for the sake of my sanity. 
and now that i’m done with this story, i don’t know what to do with myself. how do i cope. how do i move on. how do i find something this beautiful and heart-wrenching as evelyn’s story written by taylor jenkins reid in the most beautiful prose possible.

TIKTOK SENSATION “Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour” BuzzFeed “This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama.” PopSugar From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six in which a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a mesmerizing journey through the splendour of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means and what it costs to face the truth.

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Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

just perfect, the emotions, her love and passion is there. 100019201910830180180/10!!!

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molly eliza edwards

every time i read this book i remember just why it’s one of my all time favourites, thank you taylor jenkins reid xoxo

The “wedding” scene in bed was so wholesome. I couldn’t put the book down.

Kelsey 

Susana Hoyos B

Dieser Liebesroman erobert die Herzen von Hundertausenden Leserinnen: Queer, divers und einfach unwiderstehlich

Die einstige Hollywood-Filmikone Evelyn Hugo ist endlich bereit auszupacken und die Wahrheit über ihr schillerndes Leben und ihre skandalösen sieben Ehen zu erzählen. Sie fragt die Lokaljournalistin Monique Grant als Ghostwriterin an. Monique ist darüber mehr als erstaunt, schließlich hat sie seit Jahren keinen großen Artikel mehr geschrieben. Könnte das ihre Chance sein?

In ihrem luxuriösen Apartment über den Dächern Manhattans beginnt Evelyn Monique ihre Geschichte zu erzählen: vom Aufstieg in der Männerwelt Hollywoods, den goldenen Jahren der Filmbranche und einer geheimen großen Liebe, deren Scheitern der Preis für ihren Erfolg war. Als sich die Geschichte dem Ende nähert, begreift Monique schließlich, auf welch schmerzhafte Weise ihr Leben mit dem des Hollywoodstars verbunden ist ...

Roman | Die einzigartige Liebesgeschichte, die hunderttausende BookTok-Userinnen zu Tränen gerührt hat

Die sieben Männer der Evelyn Hugo

Robin Hendrik

This piece of art left me speechless. Definitely one of my highlights of 2023.

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. This is a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means--and what it costs--to face the truth.

C'est à vous, et à vous seule que s'adresse cette confession... A l'aube de ses quatre-vingts ans, Evelyn Hugo, légende du cinéma, est enfin prête à dire la vérité sur sa vie aussi glamour que scandaleuse. Mais quand cette actrice, vieillissante et solitaire, décrète qu'elle fera ces révélations à Monique Grant, journaliste pour un obscur magazine, personne ne comprend son choix. La journaliste décide de saisir cette occasion pour lancer sa carrière. Elle écoute avec fascination l'histoire de cette actrice mariée sept fois. Une histoire d'ambition, d'amitié et d'amour défendu. A mesure qu'elle recueille les confidences d'Evelyn, la journaliste comprend que leurs destins sont étroitement liés... " Un roman poignant, captivant, imprégné du glamour de la grande époque hollywoodienne. " Buzzfeed " Un conte envoûtant sur l'histoire scandaleuse d'une actrice qui ressemble à s'y méprendre à Elizabeth Taylor. " US Weekly " Un livre qui fourmille d'anecdotes savoureuses sur les années fastes d'Hollywood. " People " On se laisse tenter par l'ambiance de l'âge d'or d'Hollywood et on succombe à la rencontre émouvante d'une jeune journaliste et d'une icône du cinéma. " Cosmopolitan " L'itinéraire tumultueux de cette star solitaire s'accompagne de rebondissements inattendus. Une lecture captivante. " PopSugar " Un roman envoûtant sur l'amour, le glamour et la rançon de la gloire. " Emily Giffin (payot.ch)

Les sept maris d'Evelyn Hugo

Le lavender mariage que je mérite 🙏🙏

Si je suis tatillonne c’est plutôt 6 mariages…mais bon nobody’s perfect babe

Si je dois résumer en une phrase une fausse BDH qui utilise la BDHrie pour arriver au sommet. La tana est teeeellement pertinente 

tanawal_og

Le lavender mariage que je mérite 🙏🙏

Si je suis tatillonne c’est plutôt 6 mariages…mais bon nobody’s perfect babe

Si je dois résumer en une phrase une fausse BDH qui utilise la BDHrie pour arriver au sommet. La tana est teeeellement pertinente 



Mansi Pasari

I read 60 pages last November and finished it over the last two days soooo good

Cate

Michelle Dsouza

More Than Seven Husbands. One Carefully Constructed Life. At first glance, this novel sounds like a glamorous Hollywood tell-all: legendary film star Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to reveal the truth behind her life and her seven marriages. She summons relatively unknown journalist Monique Grant to conduct a series of interviews, promising to tell everything; how she rose from obscurity to become one of old Hollywood’s most magnetic icons, and what really happened behind each of those carefully curated relationships. But the story quickly becomes less about the husbands and more about the people orbiting Evelyn’s life. Evelyn herself is a fascinating character study. She is ambitious, calculating, and unapologetically strategic about her rise to fame. She understands the rules of Hollywood better than anyone and learns early that survival requires performance; sometimes morally complicated performance. Yet beneath the controlled persona is someone deeply aware of the costs of every decision she makes. She isn’t written as a saint or a villain, and that complexity is what makes her compelling. Monique, the journalist listening to Evelyn’s story, acts as both audience and mirror. At first she feels like an observer, quietly documenting the legend in front of her but as Evelyn’s narrative unfolds, Monique’s own life, insecurities, and ambitions begin to surface. Her presence grounds the novel in the present day and reminds us that stories about power and representation don’t exist only in the past. And then there is Celia St. James, perhaps the emotional heart of the book. Celia brings vulnerability and moral friction into Evelyn’s life, challenging the carefully constructed persona Evelyn uses to survive. Their dynamic explores love that exists outside public approval, and how difficult it can be to protect something genuine in a world that constantly demands a performance. The husbands themselves are less the focus and more reflections of Evelyn’s circumstances at different stages of her life; stepping stones, shields, mistakes, and occasionally moments of unexpected tenderness. Each relationship reveals a different negotiation between ambition, protection, and identity. Plot-wise, the novel moves between Evelyn’s past and Monique’s present-day interviews, gradually revealing how the seven marriages fit into a much larger narrative. What begins as a glamorous recounting of old Hollywood relationships slowly transforms into a story about identity, representation, and the personal cost of navigating systems that only reward certain kinds of visibility. What made this book feel like more than just a novel for me is the way it quietly asks difficult questions about authenticity, love, and legacy. Evelyn’s story isn’t just about fame or scandal; it’s about the versions of ourselves we build to survive, and the rare moments when someone sees the truth beneath them. By the end, it stopped feeling like I was reading about a celebrity and started feeling like I was listening to someone reflect on a life fully lived, messy, brave, complicated, and deeply human. It’s the kind of story that lingers after the final page, not because of the twists or the drama, but because of the quiet realization that every life is full of hidden chapters the world never gets to see.

liked it more than I expected! still most likely overhyped but that ending was awesomeee

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