Acting legend Eve Benedict has decided to write her memoir and contracts with biographer and single mother Julia Summers to develop the story. With a career spanning decades, four ex-husbands and countless lovers, Eve’s the keeper of a lot of secrets and a lot of people are nervous. But, at least one of them is more upset than the others as Julia is receiving some ominous notes that can be interpreted as threats.

I’m a fan of sagas and this is an unusual one where the past is revisited in Eve’s recollections to Julia for the book. She’s a fascinating character, one I liked immensely, who had a colorful career and wielded a lot of power. Julia was also an interesting woman and her developing relationship with Paul Winthrop, Eve’s former stepson and child of her heart, is the romantic angle of the story.

Though the story is a little dated (published in 1991), it holds up extremely well because of the strength of the plot and characterizations. I guessed the big reveal early on as well as the likely culprit behind the threats, even though there were some really strong alternative suspects. It didn’t alter my enjoyment in the least because of the heft of the other elements. While Julia and Paul’s romance wasn’t my most favorite, I liked both of them and theirs was a nice distraction to Eve’s tumultuous ones. I enjoyed the story and there’s a timeless quality to it despite its age.