Did you hear about Kitty Karr? a novel

"When white silver screen icon Kitty Karr Tate dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to the three Black St. John sisters, it prompts 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...

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Main Author: Paul, Crystal Smith (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "When white silver screen icon Kitty Karr Tate dies and bequeaths her multimillion-dollar estate to the three Black St. John sisters, it prompts 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 fianceĢ and fallout from a controversial social media post, there are plenty. The truth behind Kitty's ascent to stardom from her beginnings in the Jim Crow 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"--
Physical Description: 404 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781250815309
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Author Notes: Crystal Smith Paul attended Spelman College and UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television and received her master's in journalism from NYU. Her nonfiction writing has appeared in Salon , Jezebel , and HuffPost . She currently works in digital marketing for wellness and beauty brands. Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? is her first novel.