She goes to Paris and stars in a racy film by French director Max Girard that reignites her career. Evelyn divorces Don and moves in with Celia.Įvelyn is ostracized in Hollywood because the industry is loyal to Don. At this same party, Don Adler has sex with another woman. Celia asks if she will no longer be her friend if it is, and Evelyn kisses her. Evelyn confronts Celia in private to ask if this is true. At a party after the opening of the film, a friend tells Evelyn that Celia is a lesbian. Evelyn is initially jealous of Celia's talent, but the two quickly form a bond.

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Don quickly becomes abusive, however, and beats her when she does not do obey his whims. She falls for fellow actor Don Adler on their first date, and they marry. The studio wishes her to be seen publicly dating famous men, so she divorces Ernie Diaz. Evelyn seduces an executive at Sunset in order to get the part of Jo in an adaptation of Little Women. Once there, she is discovered by Harry Cameron, a young producer working for Sunset Studios. At 14, living with her abusive father in Hell's Kitchen, Evelyn marries her first husband, Ernie Diaz, in exchange for a ride to Hollywood. Once there, Evelyn informs Monique that she actually wishes her to write her biography, because she has decided to finally tell the truth about certain aspects of her private life.Įvelyn Hugo launches into her life story. Monique is a junior writer, and unsure why she has been chosen by Hugo, but she goes to the actress's Upper East Side apartment to meet her. Monique Grant, a 35-year-old writer for Vivant magazine is informed by her editor that she has been chosen to interview a reclusive actress, Evelyn Hugo, 79, about her decision to auction off her dresses in order to make a donation to a breast cancer charity. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Reid, Taylor Jenkins.

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