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So, if Sally Thorne re-wrote The Thirteenth Tale, and made it about Elizabeth Taylor*, and included bitchy emails and IMs, you might have something similar to this book. That's all okay, but it's not what I was expecting. It's not the book’s fault, but I was annoyed that this ended up being very chick-lit-y, when reviews said it was decidedly NOT chick lit.
Let it be known now: this is definitely what I consider "chick lit."
I became angry with this book, because everyone raved about it, so I expe ...more
Let it be known now: this is definitely what I consider "chick lit."
I became angry with this book, because everyone raved about it, so I expe ...more

This is the third book in a row that I've read that has me completely under its spell (and the 2nd one by this author this year). Juxtaposing the story of Evelyn Hugo telling her story to the narrator/journalist Monique Grant and the actual life of Evelyn Hugo is perhaps the best and only way the reader could have this story unfold, with past and present implications to the life that Evelyn has led, starting with her first husband and her ticket to Hollywood. The book says a lot about what women
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