Lauren Groff
4 SeriesLauren Groff is an American author of literary fiction. She holds an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has received the Axton Fellowship in Fiction. Groff has also been awarded residencies at Yaddo and the Vermont Studio Center.
In Lauren Groff's "The Monsters of Templeton," Willie Upton returns to her ancestral home in Templeton, New York, after a scandalous affair with her married archaeology professor. Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster emerges from Lake Glimmerglass, disrupting the town. Willie's mother reveals a long-kept secret: Willie's father is not the man from a free-love commune she believed, but someone from Templeton. Using her archaeological skills, Willie uncovers the deep secrets of her family's past. As past and present converge, dark mysteries unravel, revealing shocking truths about her lineage and the monster in the lake.
