Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways. Стареющая звезда Голливуда Эвелин Хьюго, живущая затворницей, готова рассказать правду о своей скандальной гламурной жизни. Но когда она выбирает для интервью неизвестного репортера журнала Моник Грант, никто не изумляется больше, чем сама Моник. Почему она? Почему именно сейчас? Неважно, почему Эвелин выбрала именно ее для написания биографии: Моник полна решимости использовать эту возможность, чтобы дать толчок своей карьере. Сидя в роскошных апартаментах актрисы, Моник зачарованно слушает ее рассказ. От поездки в Лос-Анджелес в 1950-х до решения покинуть шоу-бизнес в 80-х, в семи частях по числу мужей, Эвелин разворачивает историю о безжалостных амбициях, неожиданной дружбе и великой запретной любви. Когда история Эвелин близится к завершению, становится ясно, что ее жизнь пересекается с жизнью Моник трагическим и необратимым образом. В книге представлен оригинальный текст на английском языке.
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyns luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the 80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyns story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Moniques own in tragic and irreversible ways. Stareyushchaya zvezda Gollivuda Evelin KHyugo, zhivushchaya zatvornitsey, gotova rasskazat pravdu o svoey skandalnoy glamurnoy zhizni. No kogda ona vybiraet dlya intervyu neizvestnogo reportera zhurnala Monik Grant, nikto ne izumlyaetsya bolshe, chem sama Monik. Pochemu ona? Pochemu imenno seychas? Nevazhno, pochemu Evelin vybrala imenno ee dlya napisaniya biografii: Monik polna reshimosti ispolzovat etu vozmozhnost, chtoby dat tolchok svoey karere. Sidya v roskoshnykh apartamentakh aktrisy, Monik zacharovanno slushaet ee rasskaz. Ot poezdki v Los-Andzheles v 1950-kh do resheniya pokinut shou-biznes v 80-kh, v semi chastyakh po chislu muzhey, Evelin razvorachivaet istoriyu o bezzhalostnykh ambitsiyakh, neozhidannoy druzhbe i velikoy zapretnoy lyubvi. Kogda istoriya Evelin blizitsya k zaversheniyu, stanovitsya yasno, chto ee zhizn peresekaetsya s zhiznyu Monik tragicheskim i neobratimym obrazom. V knige predstavlen originalnyy tekst na angliyskom yazyke.
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