{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-lori-lovely-9780063338746","title":"Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Sarah McCoy--a spellbinding novel based on a true story: a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood's Golden Age gives up her bright career to become a nun.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, twenty-three-year-old starlet Lori Lovely, the apple of Hollywood's eye, shocks the world by ditching a promising film career to take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as a Benedictine nun. Gossip columnists and scandal sheets can't get enough of the story. Why would such a beautiful girl take the veil? Was she hiding from someone? Did it have anything to do with the tragic death of her costar, heartthrob singer Lucas Wesley?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, Lu Tibbott is under the gun to complete her senior thesis in modern American history. Instead of spending weeks in dusty archives, Lu decides to dig into a true twentieth-century mystery and write about her aunt Lori, now the Mother Abbess at a cloistered convent in rural New England. Biographers, bloggers, and media types have long speculated about her aunt Lori's sudden departure from Hollywood. Mother Lori, however, has refused all requests for interviews--until Lu arrives at the abbey with a tape recorder in hand. To her delight, Mother Lori announces she's finally ready to talk...but only if Lu is truly ready to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLu is shocked to discover that the story of Lori Lovely's rise in Hollywood was far more tumultuous than she'd ever expected, a fairy tale twisting with ambition, unforeseen alliances, forbidden love, and secrets. What began as a history thesis now threatens to upend all their lives with its unexpected truths, especially as the media gets wind of Lu's project and begins to ask...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhatever happened to Lori Lovely?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCoy, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSARAH McCOY \u003c\/strong\u003eis the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and international bestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eWhatever Happened To Lori Lovely?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMustique Island\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarilla of Green Gables\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mapmaker's Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Baker's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee, the novella \"The Branch of Hazel\" in \u003cem\u003eGrand Central\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHer work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eNewsweek, Lit Hub, Write or Die Tribe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReal Simple, The Millions, Your Health Monthly, Huffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRead It Forward\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWriter Unboxed\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. She hosted the NPR WSNC Radio monthly program \"Bookmarked with Sarah McCoy\" and is the founder of The McCoy Grant. Sarah previously taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She lives with her husband Doc B, dog Gilly, and cat Tutu in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnect with Sarah on Instagram at @SarahMMcCoy, on her Facebook Fan Page, Goodreads, or via her website, www.sarahmccoy.com. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580363735314,"sku":"9780063338746","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eff593cb-3fd6-4efe-b54c-865f59b3db50.jpg?v=1756217789","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-lori-lovely-9780063338746","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}