The Three Lives of Cate Kay, Kate Fagan
The Three Lives of Cate Kay, Kate Fagan
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Reese's Book Club: A Novel

Author: Kate Fagan

Narrator: Marin Ireland, Tessa Albertson, Genevieve Kingston, Imani Jade Powers, Corey Brill, Kevin R. Free, Daniel Henning, Hillary Huber, Helen Laser, Fred Sanders, Jackie Sanders, Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 9 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2025


Synopsis

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK!
“This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club January ’25 Pick)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past.

Cate Kay knows how to craft a story. As the creator of a bestselling book trilogy that struck box office gold as a film series, she’s one of the most successful authors of her generation. The thing is, Cate Kay doesn’t really exist. She’s never attended author events or granted any interviews. Her real identity had been a closely guarded secret, until now.

As a young adult, she and her best friend Amanda dreamed of escaping their difficult homes and moving to California to become movie stars. But the day before their grand adventure, a tragedy shattered their dreams and Cate has been on the run ever since, taking on different names and charting a new future. But after a shocking revelation, Cate understands that returning home is the only way she’ll be a whole person again.

About Kate Fagan

Kate Fagan is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run, which was a semi-finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for literary sports writing. She is also the author of three additional nonfiction titles, a former professional basketball player, and spent seven years as a journalist at ESPN. Kate currently lives in Charleston with her wife, Kathryn Budig, and their dog, Ragnar.

About Genevieve Kingston

Genevieve Kingston holds BAs in theater and linguistics from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Repertory Theater. She is the author of four plays and three one acts. In May 2021, her essay, “She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box,” appeared in The New York Times’s “Modern Love” column. Did I Ever Tell You? is her first book. She lives with her partner in Brooklyn, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Yun on February 16, 2025

You know what, ironically, makes readers care about who has written the book? A pseudonym. Hmm really? Cause that's not been my experience. If you know me, you know my usual complaint with books is that they have intriguing premise and lackluster execution. But in this case, we have the opposite p......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on January 07, 2025

Took me a while to get into it but after I did it was touching and sweet. I disliked Evelyn Hugo and other than the fact that this book features lesbian characters (and one is an actor) I don't see the comparison at all. It takes a bit to sort out what is going on. Basically, this is a fictional mem......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 22, 2025

I just finished the last page of Kate Fagan's beautifully executed, sentimental, and moving work! This heart-wrenching queer love story, combined with an intriguing coming-of-age journey of self-discovery, courage, and navigating life’s darkest moments, truly resonated with me. That said, I don’t agr......more

Goodreads review by Meagan on January 16, 2025

Audio was the only thing that kept me engaged. Otherwise, this was a perfect example of a book that built itself on a resolvable issue (like google?) which created shallow underdeveloped characters and a weak story. The ending alone made me roll my eyes to the back of my head. I think the marketing......more

Goodreads review by emilybookedup on January 11, 2025

Reese’s January pick was a success in my eyes! it took me a solid 30-35% to get invested (starts really slow IMO), but once something around that point happened, i was hooked! read if you like: multiple POVs, genre bending books, memoirs/documentary retelling i liked this a lot! highly recommend the a......more


Quotes

"A full cast of narrators brings to life the fictional memoir of a bestselling author who’s been on the run from the law for years, along with all the people she’s pretended to be throughout her life...The full cast gives this audiobook the feeling of a Netflix documentary, complete with the self-aggrandizement of people who cling to the success of others."