The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I know why this book has been on the best seller list for SOOOOO long. From the moment you start to read it, you're hooked. I spent all last night wishing I could put it down. Who thinks of this stuff? Who has seven husbands and why?

Evelyn Hugo has a larger than life persona that refuses to apologize for her actions. I think I know why I'm not famous. I'm not cold, aggressive, or calculating enough. I can't put aside what I feel is right in order to do what will help my career. But Evelyn can, and she's not shy about it.

Born in Hell's Kitchen (where else?) and escaping through her first marriage in her teens, she gets her fabulous boobs to Hollywood where that's all she's got. She's never had an acting lesson and she's not well educated. But she is smart and she knows what to do with that chest.

Before you know it, she divorced and remarried to an actor with BIG NAME. Of course. Why not? She accidentally fell in love with him which shocked Evelyn as much as anyone. And so went her remaining relationships. She was rarely alone for a week before stumbling upon another smart (read: career-enhancing or reputation-salvaging) reason to get married again. Of course, she's relaying all this information to a writer who will produce her biography. The true story. And the real question becomes, who was the real love of Evelyn's life?

If you pick up this book, you won't want to put down until you hit the last page.

After reading it, I must admit it made me feel sad, learning Evelyn's secrets and then seeing where they led her. But few books can give you the emotional gut punch that THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO does.