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About Lori

Lori Thicke is a Canadian author, speaker, and entrepreneur. She was born in Toronto and raised in a mining town in northern Canada. Lori earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Currently she lives in France and is writing a novel.

Lori’s first book, The Dreamer’s Daughter, will be published by Simon & Schuster in Spring 2026.

“The disconcerting part of writing a memoir is discovering that the part of yourself you tried so hard to leave behind is still there, ready to stir up trouble.”

- Lori Thicke

The Dreamer’s Daughter

In a mining town where hope is as tapped-out as the gold, a mother abandons her two children. The Dreamer’s Daughter is a memoir of what happens next as Lori, 10, and Brad, 5, end up in the custody of their free-spirited father. Colorful and larger-than-life, Dacker is a dreamer who fails spectacularly at everything — except at being a loving parent. 

COMING IN SPRING 2026!

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