Dinner for Vampires (Unabridged) Dinner for Vampires (Unabridged)

Dinner for Vampires (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free.


In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to breakthrough as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her career was about to take off, but her personal life was slowly beginning to unravel. What none of the show’s millions of fans knew, hidden even from her costars, was her secret double life in a cult.

An only child who often had to fend for herself and always wanted a place to belong, Lenz found the safe haven she’d been searching for in a Bible study group with other Hollywood creatives. However, the group soon morphed into something more sinister—a slowly woven web of manipulation, abuse, and fear under the guise of a church covenant called The Big House Family. Piece by piece, Lenz began to give away her autonomy, ultimately relocating to the Family’s Pacific Northwest compound, overseen by a domineering minister who would convince Lenz to marry one of his sons and steadily drained millions of her TV income without her knowledge. Family “minders” assigned to her on set, “Maoist struggle session”–inspired meetings in the basement of a filthy house, and regular counseling with “Leadership” were just part of the tactics used to keep her loyal.

Only when she became a mother did Lenz find the courage to leave and spare her child from a similar fate. After nearly a decade (and with the unlikely help of a One Tree Hill superfan), she finally managed to escape the family’s grip and begin to heal from the deep trauma that forever altered her relationship with God and her understanding of faith.

Written with powerful honesty and dark humor, Dinner for Vampires is an inspiring story about the importance of identity and understanding what you believe.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
NARRATOR
BJL
Bethany Joy Lenz
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
08:17
hr min
RELEASED
2024
October 22
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster Audio
SIZE
386.7
MB

Customer Reviews

mmmglenn ,

I binged it.

Riveting. I couldn’t stop listening.

Amber Hearman ,

Great Book!

I finished listening to the audio book in less than 2 days! Joy’s voice is so calming and the way she read this book was very captivating. It’s so interesting how you’re in a cult for so long but you think everything is normal. And watching OTH you’d never know anything was off in her normal life. So crazy. It’s a great read and well written. Highly recommended!

Mona_PLUR ,

Just wow!

Amazed by the depth and intensity. 🔥

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