{"product_id":"lauras-ghost-women-speak-about-twin-peaks-paperback","title":"Laura's Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCourtenay Stallings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis incredibly powerful book by media professor Courtenay Stallings explores the dark side of \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks \u003c\/i\u003ethrough interviews with fans of the show who've experienced trauma in their own lives and worked through it with assistance from the character of Laura Palmer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1990, the groundbreaking television series \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, cocreated by David Lynch and Mark Frost, opened with a murder mystery when a homecoming queen washed up on a rocky beach. Laura Palmer's character began as a plot device that triggered a small town to face its fractured self. After three seasons and a film, Laura Palmer is no longer just a plot device. \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003eallows the audience to get to know the victim--a complex woman finding her strength while enduring incredible trauma. \u003ci\u003eLaura's Ghost: Women Speak about\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e explores Laura's legacy through the perspectives of women in the fan community and women involved in the show. Actor Sheryl Lee examines the challenges of playing Laura Palmer. Filmmaker Jennifer Lynch discusses writing Laura's backstory in \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Laura Palmer\u003c\/i\u003e. Grace Zabriskie argues about the complicity of Sarah Palmer, Laura's mother. Sabrina S. Sutherland, executive producer of \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, talks about Laura's legacy. Women in the Twin Peaks fan community share their powerful and heart-wrenching stories of survival and what Laura Palmer means to them. This book is a reckoning in which women speak about trauma, mischief, humor, sexuality, strength, weakness, wickedness, and survival.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtenay Stallings is the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Rose \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, a professor at Pepperdine University, the editor of \u003ci\u003eBut Couldn't I Do That\u003c\/i\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLaura's Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52987868905779,"sku":"9781949024081","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hp6c5iAErE9781949024081.webp?v=1769072325","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lauras-ghost-women-speak-about-twin-peaks-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}