Who is Pleasance McMaster in the novel, Actress?

Pleasance is Anew's daughter. She is childhood friends with Katherine, and they remain close friends into early adulthood. Pleasance begins to distance herself from Katherine after Katherine becomes famous. Norah tells us that Pleasance was Katherine's first true love. It is suggested that perhaps Pleasance had taken a romantic interest in Katherine. As Pleasance grows older, it is her, and not Katherine, who settles into a steady suburban lifestyle.