New York Times bestselling author Jillian Lauren's personal, shocking account of confronting serial killer Samuel Little - and the untold stories of his victims.
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This author explores profound themes of love, family, and personal growth, often focusing on unexpected life journeys and their transformative power. Her writing, lauded for its candor and depth, delves into complex human relationships and internal struggles. Through compelling and personal narratives, she captures the essence of the human experience, resonating with readers on a deep emotional level. Her works are a testament to the power of storytelling and its ability to illuminate even the most challenging aspects of life.
Everything You Ever Wanted
- 254 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A Best Memoir of 2015, “This memoir is compulsively readable and full of humor and heart.”—AdoptiveFamilies.com “A punk rock Scheherazade” (Margaret Cho) shares the zigzagging path that took her from harem member to PTA member… In her younger years, Jillian Lauren was a college dropout, a drug addict, and an international concubine in the Prince of Brunei’s harem, an experience she immortalized in in her bestselling memoir, SOME GIRLS. In her thirties, Jillian's most radical act was learning the steadying power of love when she and her rock star husband adopt an Ethiopian child with special needs. After Jillian loses a close friend to drugs, she herself is saved by her fierce, bold love for her son as she fights to make him—and herself—feel safe and at home in the world. Exploring complex ideas of identity and reinvention, Everything You Ever Wanted is a must-read for everyone, especially every mother, who has ever hoped for a second act in life.
The narrative chronicles the author's transformative experience from her time in acting school to living in a harem in Borneo for eighteen months. It explores her adventures filled with lavish parties and the competitive pursuit of a prince's affection, offering insights into cultural dynamics and personal growth amidst a unique lifestyle.
Mes nuits au harem
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A jaw-dropping story of how a girl from the suburbs ends up in a prince's harem, and emerges from the secret Xanadu both richer and wiser At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition. The "casting director" told her that a rich businessman in Singapore would pay pretty American girls $20,000 if they stayed for two weeks to spice up his parties. Soon, Jillian was on a plane to Borneo, where she would spend the next eighteen months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, youngest brother of the Sultan of Brunei, leaving behind her gritty East Village apartment for a palace with rugs laced with gold and trading her band of artist friends for a coterie of backstabbing beauties. More than just a sexy read set in an exotic land, Some Girls is also the story of how a rebellious teen found herself-and the courage to meet her birth mother and eventually adopt a baby boy.