REESE'S BOOK CLUB MAY 2023 PICK A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old
Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz When Kitty Karr Tate a White icon of
the silver screen dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to the St. John sisters
three young wealthy Black women it prompts questions. Lots of questions. A celebrity in her
own right Elise St. John would rather focus on sorting out Kitty's affairs than deal with the
press. But what she discovers in one of Kitty's journals rocks her world harder than any other
brewing scandal could-and between a cheating fiancé and the fallout from a controversial social
media post there are plenty. The truth behind Kitty's ascent to stardom from her beginnings in
the segregated South threatens to expose a web of unexpected family ties debts owed and
debatable crimes that could with one pull unravel the all-American fabric of the St. John
sisters and those closest to them. As Elise digs deeper into Kitty's past she must also turn
the lens upon herself confronting the gifts and burdens of her own choices and the power that
the secrets of the dead hold over the living. Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? is a sprawling
page-turner set against the backdrop of the Hollywood machine an insightful and nuanced look
at the inheritances of family race and gender-and the choices some women make to break free
of them.
