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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid

 This one was ok, but the ending let me down a bit.  The reviews alluded to a killer ending, but it was a bit average. The Plot - aging Hollywood star Evelyn, who is based on various starlets, wants to do a final tell all , and put her story right.  And only wants Monique to tell the story.  Monique is a nobody journalist, so why her.  And as the story progresses, Monique hints that the truth will end up making her hate Evelyn.  Oooooh, intriguing. The main feature with Monique is a black woman she has written a previous article about the right to die.  That features later, and is also a bit average.  Her background - her Dad died at a young age by drink driving. So Evelyn has 7 husbands, and it's all epic and would make a great TV series over 7 parts.  But they're making it into a movie at this stage.  That won't work.  It'll be rushed. Evelyns greatest love is Celia St Clair, a woman.  So she's bisexual in the 1950's onwards,...