Lori Hart Beninger
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Lori Hart Beninger is a native Californian, residing in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and a circle of friends, family, and goofy pets – all of whom contribute to her writing in some form or another.
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Embracing the Elephant
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Literary Historical Fiction
Embracing the Elephant is a powerful novel about one child coming of age at precisely the moment a nation enters its own new age - at the California Gold Rush. It is a tale of fierce determination, resilience, discovery, and hope. Publishers Weekly call it “…historically evocative…” Foreword Reviews says it is “…a journey worth taking...” while the Historical Novel Society notes that “Beninger's skillful use of language pulls you into the story and makes the scenes come alive” Embracing the Elephant is a Historical Finalist in 2015 IAN Book of the Year Awards.
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A Veil of Fog and Flames
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Literary Historical Fiction
Heroes and scoundrels are not born - they are forged in the crucible of experience. Nothing anneals like living. A Veil of Fog and Flames is the tale of young lives poised on a tightrope of right and wrong, their stories woven into the fabric of San Francisco in 1851: a city that forges rules as it pleases - and breaks them as easily. A Veil of Fog and Flames leaves the reader with “…a near tangible sense of place” according to Foreword Reviews. An "...engaging story" and "easy recommendation" says The Historical Novel Society. A Veil of Fog and Flames is a Historical Fiction Finalist in the 2016 IAN Book of the Year Awards
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An Ordinary Tragedy
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Non-fiction: parenting and relationships
An Ordinary Tragedy is one woman’s quest to unlock the mystery behind her brother’s life of escalating crime and depravity. From the intimate perspective of eldest sibling, Lori Hart Beninger explores the dynamics of her perfect All-American Family and the secrets they kept. An Ordinary Tragedy is the true story of one family’s love and despair for nearly three decades in California – from the middle 1950s to early 1980s. With a lifetime of memories, an abiding interest in child psychology, and generous input from family members and her brother’s closest friends, Ms. Beninger offers a personal perspective on her ordinary family’s greatest sorrow, asking the question every parent asks themselves when the child they love goes astray: where did we go wrong? An Ordinary Tragedy is a Finalist in the 2017 IAN Book of the Year Awards
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A Peculiar Peace
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Literary Historical Fiction
Boston, 1856. Northern abolitionists demand an end to slavery as the South vows to protect its "peculiar institution." Immigrants rage against the prejudices of established citizens. Demands for equal treatment of women grow ever stronger. With discord raging, two people find themselves embroiled in the chaos of a rapidly changing world.
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