The 7 Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Sparknotes

Behind the glitz and glam, secrets and dishonesty & heartbreak and tragedy lies the story of Evelyn Hugo a legendary Hollywood actress and her seven husbands but with only one true love.

"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" is a novel that tells the alluring story of a Hollywood icon and the seven men she married throughout her life. Written by Taylor Jenkins Reid it appeals to a wide range of readers but is suggested for ages 15+. It has been awarded the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction for 3 years. The novel takes readers on an interesting and terrifying journey through the ups and downs of Evelyn's life, as she navigates the difficulties of love, fame, and her identity that takes place primarily from the 1950’s to the 80’s.

We get to read about how she grew up in poverty in Hell’s Kitchen which is a neighbourhood in the midtown area of Manhattan in New York City with the hopes and dreams of making a name for herself and living the life of glamour and success. Evelyn was always aware, even from a young age that she was a beautiful girl with more charm than most adults. She was also smart enough to know that she could use that to her advantage. Once she set her sights on escaping hell's kitchen and her more than messed up family, she decided that she wanted to be a Hollywood star and from that moment on her thoughts never wavered from reaching the goal she set up for

Her plan starts to come to fruition when she encounters a movie producer who ended up becoming one of her very few lifelong friends. Her acting career takes off quickly and she stars in multiple movies meeting new people and creating new relationships causing her to become one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood. `Through a chance encounter with a movie producer, Evelyn's career takes off, and she quickly becomes one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. Very soon after her career takes off she realises that being famous and always being in the public eye isn’t all that it's cracked up to be. She ends up having to make sacrifices that might not be worth her fame.

Throughout the novel, we’re introduced to the seven men Evelyn married, each one teaches Evelyn something new because each of her marriages brings its own set of challenges and heartaches.Her husbands stretched from the handsome and charming Don Adler to the tortured and plagued Max Girard, each of Evelyn's husbands has a unique story to tell and played an important part in her life whether it made her happy or made her realise things about herself. The book is built around her relationships, some of them being her husbands, others not so