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Bethany Joy Lenz’s Memoir Will Track Her Decade in a Cult
Dinner for Vampires shows how she lost her autonomy (and millions) to the Big House Family.
Bethany Joy Lenz, best known for playing Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill, is in the process of releasing Dinner for Vampires, a book about the decade she spent in a cult called the Big House Family. We all make mistakes and I hope Dinner for Vampires reminds you that, no matter what weird roads you’ve gone down, you’re not alone ❤️🔥.” According to publisher, Simon & Schuster, the memoir tracks how a low-key at-home Bible study transformed into “something more sinister,” leading her to relocate to the Family’s Pacific Northwest compound, marry one of the minister’s sons, and lose her autonomy (plus millions of dollars). She said it encouraged isolation from and distrust of non-members, which extended beyond just her One Tree Hill co-stars — for Lenz, one of the most “painful, shameful, difficult parts” is that she distanced herself from friends and family, missing many major life events.
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