Lola: An Iowa Girl's Memoir

As Lola Jean Sundstrom Shattuck entered the twilight period of her life, she mused about the events that brought her to this point.

She could hear The Kinks in the background singing “lo, lo, lo Lola”—describing a woman drinking champagne, tasting like cherry cola, walking like a woman, and talking like a man.

Could this be her?

She does like cherry cola with a little rum and has been referred to as a “sir” when answering the phone. But then she wondered if she might be Barry Manilow’s Lo...