Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. When she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. The novel is a historical drama by American novelist Taylor Jenkins Reid, published by Atria Books in 2017. It tells the story of the fictional Old Hollywood star who, at age 79, gives a final interview to journalist Monique Grant.