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LocationOakland
StatusOn Order
Call NoF MCC
TitleWhatever happened to Lori Lovely? / Sarah McCoy.
AuthorMcCoy, Sarah, 1980- author.
Barcode47660111121675
CollectionLarge Print Fiction
Summary"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 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. 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?"-- Provided by publisher.

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781420529678
Personal Name McCoy, Sarah, 1980- author.
Title Statement Whatever happened to Lori Lovely? / Sarah McCoy.
Edition Statement Large Print edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice ©2025.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2025.
Physical Description 533 p. (lg print) ; hardcover 22 cm.
Content Type text txt rdacontent.
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia.
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier.
Physical Medium large print rdafs.
Series Statement Thorndike Press large print historical fiction.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-529).
Summary, Etc. "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 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. 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?"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Life change events Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Actresses Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Nuns Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Secrecy Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Nieces Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Interviewing Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Abbeys Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Large type book
Index Term-Genre/Form Historical fiction. lcgft.
Index Term-Genre/Form Large print books. lcgft.
Local Subject Heading - Topical Subjects Fiction.
Series Added Entry-Uniform Title Thorndike Press large print historical fiction.