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From New York Times 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.
In 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?
In 1991, 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.
Lu 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…
Whatever happened to Lori Lovely?
"A tale with heart that deepens to explore questions of love, loyalty, fame and faith." - Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake
"The divine Sarah McCoy has written a novel of heartbreak and hope. Brava!" - Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens
"Sarah McCoy brings to life one of Hollywood's golden ages, the 1960s, in this delightful tale of a starlet who trades the movies for the monastery, leaving her forlorn fans wondering why. Part mystery, part history, it's always a joy." - Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Jackal's Mistress
Enchanting…a sparkling emotional story of young love, Hollywood glamour, heart-wrenching betrayal, and devastating tragedy, all set to the backdrop of the 1960s film industry. - Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
In 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?
In 1991, 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.
Lu 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…
Whatever happened to Lori Lovely?
"A tale with heart that deepens to explore questions of love, loyalty, fame and faith." - Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake
"The divine Sarah McCoy has written a novel of heartbreak and hope. Brava!" - Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens
"Sarah McCoy brings to life one of Hollywood's golden ages, the 1960s, in this delightful tale of a starlet who trades the movies for the monastery, leaving her forlorn fans wondering why. Part mystery, part history, it's always a joy." - Chris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Jackal's Mistress
Enchanting…a sparkling emotional story of young love, Hollywood glamour, heart-wrenching betrayal, and devastating tragedy, all set to the backdrop of the 1960s film industry. - Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau