


From there, the novel jumps back and forth between Evelyn’s past and Monique’s present. Monique begins interviewing Evelyn daily, starting with the subject of Evelyn’s first husband. Though Monique presses her for more details, Evelyn only tells her that she’ll understand everything once the interview is over. When Monique arrives at Evelyn’s apartment for the interview, Evelyn soon tells her that, instead of an interview for Vivant, she wants Monique to write her biography and sell it after Evelyn’s death. She throws herself into researching Evelyn’s life, most notably her seven husbands, and ends up with one burning question: “Who was the love of Evelyn’s life?” Monique leaps at the opportunity to distract herself from her separation from David, her husband. Neither Monique nor her editor, Frankie, can work out why Evelyn requested to speak to Monique, a lower-ranked reporter. As she prepares to sell 12 of her most famous dresses at auction, she reaches out to Vivant, a prominent magazine, to request an interview with one of its reporters, Monique Grant. Evelyn Hugo, Legendary Film Siren, Has DiedĮvelyn Hugo, a movie star of the 1960s and 1970s, is now 79 years old.Evelyn Hugo Marries for the Seventh Time.
