Chapter 52

Summary

• Max and the narrator got married in Joshua Tree with close friends and family, having recently finished shooting films in Los Angeles.
• Contrary to tradition, the narrator wore an ocean-blue dress instead of white, and Max wore white linen.
• After the wedding, they enjoyed some serene alone time in a cabin, eventually discussing the potential for an action movie starring the narrator.
• Max referred to the narrator by her full name, recognizing her fame and insisting she was extraordinary. The narrator, however, wished to be seen as simply Evelyn.
• They ended up leaving their desert honeymoon early to return to the city and a stay at the Waldorf.
• Max read a People magazine article about their wedding during their flight back and was critical about his appearance in the photo. He vowed to lose weight, allegedly for the narrator, but in reality for the public images he'd be featured in.
• The narrator started to sense that Max loved the concept of her public persona more than he loved her as a person.
• Over the next few months, she realized that Max didn't intend to try to love the real her. Despite this realization, she didn't want to leave because she didn't want to endure another divorce.
• The narrator had hoped for a meaningful marriage with Max, but he used her as a trophy, further deepening her disappointment.