Catherine Lacey
4 SeriesCatherine Lacey is an American author renowned for her novels Nobody Is Ever Missing, The Answers, Certain American States, and Pew. She received the Whiting Award and was named a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow. Additionally, she earned an artists’ fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
In "The Answers" by Catherine Lacey, Mary Parson, overwhelmed by debt, seeks relief through an expensive holistic treatment. Desperate for income, she responds to an ad for an "Emotional Girlfriend" in a wealthy actor's "Girlfriend Experiment." This experiment, designed by biotech researchers, aims to construct the perfect romantic relationship. Mary joins a team of other girlfriends, navigating the complexities of the role while grappling with her own self-understanding.
