The One and Only Vivian Stone

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this enchanting novel about estranged lovers reconnecting over mysterious tapes found in an attic and the old Hollywood secret hidden within them. After her grandmotherΓÇÖs death,thirty-something Margot DuBois prepares to sell the house quickly so she can go back to her predictable life in Santa Barbara. Thereno one knows she used to write and how not succeeding wrecked her confidence. While cleaning out the atticshe comes across eight unlabeled cassette tapes. Unable to use the damaged tape playershe calls in a favor from LeoΓÇöher first love and first epic heartbreakΓÇöand they strike a deal: heΓÇÖll fix the player if he can hear whatΓÇÖs on the tapes. When they manage to listenthe two are shocked to hear the voice of comedic legend Vivian Stone. Why did she record these tapes and how did MargotΓÇÖs grandmother get them? Between listening to Vivian recount everything from her forbidden love for HollywoodΓÇÖs leading actorto working under a misogynistic execto her chemistry with her costar-turned-husband on TVMargot and Leo fall down a memory lane of their own. Margot is inspired by VivianΓÇÖs tenacity and courage to keep fighting for the life she wantsbut everything changes when Vivian reveals a secret tied to her past in this moving exploration of how itΓÇÖs never too late to start over.