Jess Lourey – ‘The Quarry Girls’ The Girlfriend Author Interviews (January 2023)
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Inspired by three real-life murders in St. Cloud, Minn., Jess Lourey explores small-town secrets in her bestselling thriller, ‘The Quarry Girls,’ The Girlfriend Book Club’s February 2023 book. After suffering multiple rejections from publishers before this 2022 hit, Lourey almost abandoned writing before tragedy struck her own life — her husband committed suicide after 9/11. She was hospitalized while pregnant with her son. A doctor recommended she resume writing. With several books in several genres to her name, Lourey explains the common thread: secrets. ‘I love the idea of secrets and telling them.’
Inspired by three real-life murders in St. Cloud, Minn., Jess Lourey explores small-town secrets in her bestselling thriller, ‘The Quarry Girls,’ The Girlfriend Book Club’s February 2023 book. After suffering multiple rejections from publishers before this 2022 hit, Lourey almost abandoned writing before tragedy struck her own life — her husband committed suicide after 9/11. She was hospitalized while pregnant with her son. A doctor recommended she resume writing. With several books in several genres to her name, Lourey explains the common thread: secrets. ‘I love the idea of secrets and telling them.’
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