A Different Kind of Vow
Rewriting My Happily Ever After
$31.99
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2026
Summary
Set against the backdrop of vibrant 1980s LA, this wild and intimate debut memoir follows a young woman’s quest for marriage, meaning, and lasting happiness.
At thirty-two, Laurie outgrows her sleepy beach town and moves to the epicenter of the anything-goes eighties: Los Angeles. There, she befriends a teenage wizard and a Russian defector. She enrolls in a Hogwarts-style psychic college. She gets a job at a hilltop Hindu convent, where she considers taking her monastic vows. She dat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896361121 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Laurie Collister |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
“… A compelling memoir about midlife self-discovery.”—Foreword Clarion Reviews
“Laurie’s book is human and honest—and she’s funny as hell.”—Rick Draughon, Emmy and WGA Awards–winning writer/producer of Days of Our Lives
“Reading Laurie’s book is like eating an ice cream cone. Each sentence is like one yummy lick after another.”—Paula Bernstein, author of the Hannah Kline mystery series
Laurie Collister
Laurie Collister is a counselor, journalist, and debut memoirist. After graduating from Kenyon College, she worked as a litigation paralegal, market analyst, investigative journalist, and, most recently, as a counselor on LA’s skid row. In this checkerboard of professions, she learned how to harvest the hidden key to penning A Different Kind of Vow. Her second memoir, about her fourteen years on skid row, will be published in 2027. Laurie lives with her extended family and dog Bella on a cul-de-sac in Los Angeles.
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