Sister E X

About the Book

When she was a little girl, K H Rafferty stumbled onto a photograph of her great-aunt, Evelyn Fariss. After an inquiry led her to learn that Evelyn was a silent movie star, Rafferty was thrilled. As she matured and curiosity led her to research her family history, Rafferty eventually pieced together a biographical story that details her great-aunt’s adventures, told in Evelyn’s voice. In a remarkable tale, Evelyn details how the exploitation that ended her adolescence led her to a new beginning filled with adventure, fame, fortune, lust, fraud, blackmail, murder, prosecution, institutionalization in a mental hospital, and a lifelong search for love that spawned ten marriages. As she traces a career path that began with the Ziegfeld Follies and continued with offers to play significant parts in silent movies, Evelyn reveals how her fame led her to become known as the Million Dollar Baby of the New York theater scene. But it was not long before Evelyn’s poor decisions in life and love soon turned her fortunes into misfortunes and her name more infamous than famous. Sister E X is a fascinating biography that details a young woman’s endless quest for fame, fortune, and love as she searched to fill the void left by her stolen childhood.

About the Author

K H Rafferty grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, later moving to Boston where she worked in the hospitality industry. Then, after traveling the world as a flight attendant, she returned to Kentucky where she served on the governor’s team and as chief of staff for the First Lady of Kentucky, the former Miss America, Phyllis George Brown. Her career path also included other roles in the government sector as well as in advertising and public relations. The author spent much time reading and researching history, eventually turning her attention to her family’s own history. Rafferty resides in Louisville, Kentucky, and looks forward to her frequent visits with her son, his wife and her two grandchildren in Charleston, South Carolina.