Day 29: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Chesed in Hod, Love in Glory/Humility
Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my favorite authors and this might be my favorite of her books. As you might have guessed from the seven husbands in the title, this book delves deeply into love and relationships. Evelyn Hugo's love life is sometimes passionate and often complicated by her drive for fame and glory in Hollywood. She makes strategic choices in love, sometimes sacrificing a real connection and intimacy to maintain her public image and climb the ladder.
What really drew me in was the tension between her private life and public image, the true love she wants and the public adoration she strives to maintain. The novel is set up as a retrospective, with Evelyn telling her life story to a young journalist. At one point, Evelyn admonishes the journalist for trying to label her, saying, "Don’t ignore half of me so you can fit me into a box." In her life of fame and glory, it was love that allowed Evelyn to find moments of happiness, to be vulnerable, and to forge a deeper understanding of herself.
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