The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Former Hollywood bombshell and aging recluse Evelyn Hugo is set to tell her life story for the first time. But instead of choosing the hottest journalist, she picks Monique Grant, a lowly staff writer with little experience. As Monique interviews the icon, she unravels a woman who has a much more interesting story than anyone expected—full of sex, ambition, sacrifice and a fierce conflict of identity. Monique unwittingly finds herself relating to and liking the brash Evelyn. But why did Evelyn choose Monique as her biographer? The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ( Atria Books) by Taylor Jenkins Reid, $22.