The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

I'm not sure why I waited so long to read this book. It's not your typical romance novel, what with Evelyn Hugo having seven husbands over the course of her life, but her journey is compelling nonetheless. Out of her seven husbands, which one was the love of Evelyn's life? Going into this, I wasn't expecting the answer to that question to be what it was. But we find out early enough in the book and what follows is an epic and at times heartbreaking tale of Evelyn's successes and failures in Hollywood and the sacrifices she had to make in order to become one of the biggest actresses of her generation. Evelyn knew what she wanted and she did whatever it took to get it. I admired her tenacity and her ability to control her own narrative, even up to the very end. However, I also felt really sad for her at the same time. Evelyn Hugo's life has many twists and turns along the way that make this book unputdownable and I highly recommend it.