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Laurie A. Flori

Born: 1961 in Litchfield
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Flori was born in Litchfield and lived in Carlinville. She currently resides in Springfield.

Biography: In 1983, Laurie Flori & her husband David purchased a Roseberry Model Sears Home in Standard Addition in Carlinville, Illinois. The decision to purchase the house was the beginning of a fascination for Laurie that would span several decades. After they restored the home, it was featured on many TV Shows including HGTV's ''Dream Builders'', A BBC Documentary, CNN, WTVP, WCIS, WCIA, FOX & more. At that time, many magazines & newspapers, including the ''Chicago Tribune'' & ''St. Louis Post Dispatch'', also featured the Flori's Carlinville home & Laurie's story. Flori has a massive collection of Sears Homes memorabilia and catalogs. She shares her love and fascination for Sears Homes in her book ''Additionally Speaking''.


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Primary Audience(s): Adult readers; Young adult readers

Email: flori@frontiernet.net
Laurie A. Flori on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=laurie+a.++flori


Selected Titles

Additionally speaking :
ISBN: 0977363503 OCLC: 62135109

Brown Paper Package Publications, Carlinville, Ill. : ©2005.

 

 

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