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“…reality simply waits, patiently, for you to run out of the energy it takes to deny it.”

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

February 1, 2021 by Blingle Bells 1 Comment

Next up on my “Pajiba recommendations for sure shot books until I pay my library fines” list – in case anyone is wondering, my fines are paid and I’m now a fully operational library patron again and forevermore – The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Basic premise – Evelyn is an aging, reclusive old Hollywood star giving the scoop of a lifetime to a reporter for a Vogue-surrogate magazine. Evelyn is brash, confident, and chilly. Monique, the reporter, is floating along letting her life happen […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bisexuality, Fiction, LGBTQ, Old Hollywood, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Blingle Bells's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bisexuality, Fiction, LGBTQ, Old Hollywood, Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ·
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