Blurred Fates

By: Anastasia Zadeik

Narrated by: Ulka Mohanty

KATE WHITTIER has it all: a loving, even-keeled husband, two great kids, and a beautiful home in Southern California. But Kate is living a lie. In a desperate attempt to create the safe, happy family she never had, she has been hiding secrets for decades—secrets she’s convinced make her unworthy of her husband, Jacob, and the privileged life he has provided.

One ordinary evening, Jacob confesses to a drunken sexual indiscretion he doesn’t quite remember, and Kate cracks open. Triggered in ways she didn’t see coming, Kate is overwhelmed by rage and fear she cannot explain.

As her marriage unravels, Kate returns to her childhood home, hoping to find closure. Instead, as the past invades the present and relationships collide, Kate discovers she’s not the only one lying—and the truth may not set anyone free.

©2022 Anastasia Zadeik (P)2024 Anastasia Zadeik

Revelatory

A gripping tale of a mom/wife/friend whose horrifying past comes crashing into her present to expose vulnerabilities abounding, and leading the listener to wonder whether she can, or even should, put the pieces perfectly back together again.

Triumph Over Damage

Blurred Fates paints a gripping psychological portrait of the desperate inner life of a woman who appears to have the perfect exterior life. Since her childhood damage by a mercurial, brilliant mother and a uncaring father, Kate was thoroughly ignored, until she wasn’t and became the victim of her twisted, vicious older brother. At first, Kate’s reaction to a transgression of her husband seems out of proportion. Then, her abject reaction to the threats of her brother, just released from prison and eager to exploit her again, make her appear to have no access to inner strength. But the character is drawn with such subtle skill that the reader, like Kate’s therapist, wants her to face her demons. Kate makes some painfully bad mistakes as a mother and spouse, which gives the narrative suspense and grit. Her personal growth beyond these missteps, bit by bit, keeps the pages turning. The shocking yet still believable plot twist is the cherry on top.