047 | Book Club: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with Kylie Epperson
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Welcome to this month’s Elevate Book Club episode! In this episode, we’re chatting with Kylie Epperson about this month’s book, The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. In Elevate Book Club, every month we’ll read and discuss a new book as an Elevate community. At the beginning of the month, we’ll send out an email with that month’s book title and the guest who picked it. Then, at the end of the month, tune into our podcast for an episode devoted entirely to all things book club fun! Haven’t joined us yet? Sign up below!
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In this episode of Book Club we cover:
This month’s book, The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid and how it was interpreted by each Kylie, Tara, and Natalie
How the messaging in this book applies to our life and what each gal got out of it
Favorite takeaways
What The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is all About
This month's book is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, written by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This riveting historical fiction novel revolves around the aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon, Evelyn Hugo, as she is finally ready to tell the truth about her both, glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself.
The Beginning
Kylie kicks off today's episode by giving our audience a brief timeline of the book for those of you who haven't read or finished it yet, What really intrigued Kylie about choosing this book was the title, almost strictly because she can't imagine going through more than one husband, let alone seven. Another important aspect of this book is when it takes place. The story of Evelyn Hugo is being recaptured through journalist Monique as she recounts her life in Hollywood in the 50s and 60s, a time when generally a woman comes second to her husband.
Digging In
Diving deeper into the conversation, Natalie asks Kylie her general feelings about Evelyn's character and how she chose to navigate her life. Kylie, in turn, responds with while she respects Evelyn for her grit and determination to get to where she wants to be, she doesn’t necessarily align with how she got there. Natalie shares the same sentiment, with the caveat that it’s important to remember the time when this story took place, and how it’s also hard to say what she would have done in Evelyn’s shoes if it had been her. Tara jumps into the conversation offering a different perspective, mentioning that it wasn’t just Evelyn using people to get to where she wanted to go, her husbands along with the way also knew what they were doing as well, so it wasn’t just Evelyn to blame.
Another interesting perspective that Kylie has about this book is that it gives us a little insight into what celebrities’ lives look like on the other side and the pressure of having an image to uphold and the story they have to constantly be telling themselves and the public. There are several points in the story that reflect this perspective, even when it comes to the end and finding out the real tie that Monique, the journalist has to Evelyn.
Make sure to catch the full episode for all the details and thoughts the ladies had about the book for this month. There are lots of great nuggets in this episode that you won’t want to miss, including the wrap-up of the conversation when Natalie asks Kylie which celebrity she would want to interview at the end of their life. Tune in to find out which celebrity each gal would interview if they had the chance.
About Kylie Epperson
Kylie is a simple, rural girl living her dream life with her high school sweetheart turned farmer husband and three adorable kids. Kylie is blessed to be able to share all of the highs and lows of living on the farm and to bring her audience along for the ride. On the journey to living an authentic life, Kylie loves seeing rural women take control of their lives and harness their own power of living authentically. Her happy place is on the corner of motherhood and rural living and she loves connecting with other ag moms on the same raw and unfiltered journey as herself. You can learn more about Kylie and follow her on Instagram, here.
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