Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo
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Author
Contributors
Escoms, Nora, translator.
Published
Madrid : Umbriel/Ediciones Urano, 2020.
Status
Shirlington - Adult World Languages
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Published
Madrid : Umbriel/Ediciones Urano, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
380 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Spanish
Notes
Description
"Evelyn Hugo, el c̕ono de Hollywood que se ha recluido en su edad madura, decide al fin contar la verdad sobre su vida llena de glamour y de esc̀ndalos. Pero cuando elige para ello a Monique Grant, una periodista desconocida, nadie se sorprende m̀s que la misma Monique. ¿Por qǔ ella? ¿Por qǔ ahora? Monique no est̀ precisamente en su mejor momento. Su marido la abandon̤, y su vida profesional no avanza. Aun ignorando por qǔ Evelyn la ha elegido para escribir su biograf̕a, Monique est̀ decidida a aprovechar esa oportunidad para dar impulso a su carrera. Convocada al lujoso apartamento de Evelyn, Monique escucha fascinada mientras la actriz le cuenta su historia. Desde su llegada a Los ℓngeles en los ąos 50 hasta su decisi̤n de abandonar su carrera en el espect̀culo en los 80 -y, desde luego, los siete maridos que tuvo en ese tiempo- Evelyn narra una historia de ambici̤n implacable, amistad inesperada, y un gran amor prohibido. Monique empieza a sentir una conexi̤n muy real con la actriz legendaria, pero cuando el relato de Evelyn se acerca a su fin, resulta evidente que su vida se cruza con la de Monique de un modo tr̀gico e irreversible." --,provided by publisher.
Description
"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 in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself ... Regardless of why Evelyn has chosen her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's Upper East Side apartment, Monique listens as Evelyn unfurls her story: from making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the late 80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way. As Evelyn's life unfolds, revealing a ruthless ambition, an unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love, Monique begins to feel a very a real connection to the actress. But as Evelyn's story catches up with the present, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways."--,Dust jacket.
Language
In Spanish. En español.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reid, T. J., & Escoms, N. (2020). Los siete maridos de Evelyn Hugo (Primera edicion.). Umbriel/Ediciones Urano.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Taylor Jenkins and Nora, Escoms. 2020. Los Siete Maridos De Evelyn Hugo. Umbriel/Ediciones Urano.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Taylor Jenkins and Nora, Escoms. Los Siete Maridos De Evelyn Hugo Umbriel/Ediciones Urano, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reid, Taylor Jenkins,, and Nora Escoms. Los Siete Maridos De Evelyn Hugo Primera edicion., Umbriel/Ediciones Urano, 2020.
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