Eight titles about youthful mistakes that come back to haunt you

Elizabeth Staple is an attorney. Prior to law school, she worked in media relations for the New York Giants, New England Patriots, Frankfurt Galaxy, and Syracuse University Athletic Communications. She was a member of the NFL media relations staff at three Super Bowls, and has also worked in events for Madison Square Garden, the PGA, and the NCAA Men's March Madness tournament. Staple lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.

Staple's new novel is The Snap.

At Electric Lit she tagged eight "books about youthful mistakes that come back to haunt you," including:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Pragmatism is a noble quality when it comes to the real world, and no one knows that better than legendary actress Evelyn Hugo. From nothing and owed nothing, she inherently understands that to be successful, she will have to identify what people want and then give it to them. Women have long lived this way—Evelyn could be classified as a golden age precursor to the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, or Gone Girl’s infamous “cool girl” persona. But being someone else inevitably means leaving your real self behind—where you come from, what you look like, and who you love. When Evelyn’s years of stardom are behind her, she is left wondering if her successes were worth the significant sacrifice.

Read about another book on the list.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is among Katherine St. John's five top fiction titles about Hollywood and Kerri Jarema's eleven top novels set in Old Hollywood.

--Marshal Zeringue