The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets Fiona Davis in this enchanting novel about a pair of estranged lovers reconnecting over mysterious tapes found in an attic and the old Hollywood secret hidden within them.
After her grandmotherâs death, thirty-year-old Margot DuBois returns to her childhood home to sort through the attic of things left behind and comes across a set of eight unlabeled cassette tapes. Unable to use the damaged tape player, she calls in a favor from a long-lost ex, Leo, and they strike a deal: heâll fix the player if he can hear whatâs on the tapes. When they finally manage to listen, the two are shocked to hear the voice of old Hollywood film star Vivian Stone. Why did Margotâs grandmother have these tapes and where did they come from?
As they continue to listen, Vivianâs story unfolds from her early auditions for major studios, to meeting her costar-turned-husband Kit, to the struggles of being a woman in Hollywood. Margot is inspired by Vivianâs tenacity and courage to keep fighting for the life she wants but everything changes when she finally uncovers Vivianâs ties to her family in this moving exploration of how itâs never too late to start over.