How Lulu Lost Her Mind, Rachel Gibson
How Lulu Lost Her Mind, Rachel Gibson
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How Lulu Lost Her Mind

Author: Rachel Gibson

Narrator: Stephanie Einstein

Unabridged: 8 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/21/2020

Categories: Fiction, Southern, Humorous, Women


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Running in Heels comes “a compassionate, poignant, often humorous story of the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter” (Mariah Stewart, New York Times bestselling author) as they attempt to rediscover the past before it disappears forever.

Lou Ann Hunter’s mother has always had a passionate nature, which explains why she’s been married five times and spooned enough male patients to be ousted from three elderly care facilities. She also has Alzheimer’s, which is why she wants to spend the rest of her life surrounded by childhood memories at Sutton Hall, her family’s decrepit plantation home in Louisiana.

Lou Ann, a.k.a. Lulu the Love Guru, has built an empire preaching sex, love, and relationship advice to the women of America—mostly by defying the example her mother has set for her. But with her mom suddenly in need of a fulltime caretaker, Lou Ann reluctantly agrees to step out of the spotlight and indulge her mother’s wishes.

Upon her arrival at Sutton Hall, Lou Ann discovers that very little functions as it should—least of all her mother’s mind. And as she adjusts to this new and inevitably temporary dynamic with the help of a local handyman and a live-in nurse, she is forced to confront the reality that neither her nor her mother’s future is going according to plan.

“Fans of Sophie Kinsella and Jane Graves will love Rachel Gibson’s How Lulu Lost Her Mind, an endearing, funny, and heart-tugging story from the first page to the last” (Karen Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author).

About Rachel Gibson

Rachel Gibson is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of over twenty-five novels, including The Art of Running in HeelsJust Kiss Me, and How Lulu Lost Her Mind. She has received the RITA Award, the Golden Heart, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and more.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle on December 05, 2020

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you @goodreads @rachelgwritesbooks and @gallerybooks #goodreadsgiveaway I really enjoyed this book. Although it was a sad topic (taking care of her Alzheimer’s mother), it had several laugh out loud moments. I really loved t......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on March 15, 2020

I’ve known Ms. Gibson for her contemporary romances. That’s not my favorite genre, but I always liked her books. Now she’s written women’s fiction with some romantic elements, and I love this book and the direction her writing is going in. Lou Ann’s mother has dementia, so Lou Ann puts her business......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on August 16, 2020

A charming mother daughter tale. Rachel Gibson swept me away to Louisiana with this delightful story filled with love, family, forgiveness, and memory. Lou Ann has carved out a good life for herself. A successful business woman she has created the Lulu the Love Guru brand. Her mother Patricia has Al......more

Goodreads review by Dianne on June 10, 2020

3.5 Stars This book is true 'women's' fiction. There was some mild romance going on, but the plot truly revolved around Lou Anne and her mother Patricia. Many of us of a certain age are really going to relate to the theme of the book, which is handling a parent that is in an elder care facility then......more

Goodreads review by Julie on May 18, 2020

How Lulu Lost Her Mind is a heart-felt homage to mothers and daughters. Lou Ann (Lulu) is forced to put her booming business in the hands of others so that she can care for her ailing mother Patricia. Patricia, a passionate spitfire. She is also an unmistakable flirt. She kind of reminds me of an ol......more


Quotes

"Narrator Stephanie Einstein takes the listener on an emotional roller-coaster ride. After her mother, Patricia, is kicked out of her nursing home, Lou Ann Hunter brings her to their family's decrepit plantation in Louisiana. Patricia is suffering from Alzheimer's, and listeners feel the emotional ups and downs that go along with her illness. Einstein expertly vocalizes Lou Ann's frustration and pain, but she also conveys the humor of her mother's shenanigans. Mother and daughter are easily distinguished. Listeners can envision everything from ramshackle manse to the bright red lipstick Patricia insists on wearing and the family parrot who comes with the house."