I absolutely loved this. It has Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo vibes, in a more modern sort of way. The book opens with Cate Kay, a famous but totally anonymous author (I thought of someone like J.K. Rowling with the Harry Potter books), sitting down to write her memoirs. She is finally revealing her true identity, but to do that, she has to go back to her childhood when she was Ann Marie, then Annie. And then Cass. The book opens with Annie growing up in a poor town near Lake George. Her mother is absent, and she has a hard life–fending for herself, but what saves her is her friendship with Amanda. The girls’ love for each other (best, best friends) is magic. They dream of running away together to Los Angeles to become movie stars. But when something unthinkable happens (just as the girls are about to leave), Annie bolts, all on her own. She becomes Cass. Her real identity is her most closely guarded secret. Now, in the modern-day, Cate is successful beyond anyone’s wildest dreams. She’s also very alone. When Ryan (the actress set to play the lead in the film adaptation of her book) insists on meeting her, all of that might change. I couldn’t put this down. I rooted for the characters. I really loved it and loved how it came together in the end.