Banished Westboro Cult Member Writes Memoir

Lauren Drain, 27, lives in the Hartford area and works as a nurse. She shares a simple apartment with her fiancee, web designer David Kagan, and their lively little puggle dog. It's an average life, but Drain appreciates every moment of the freedom she has to live it.

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com

March 3, 2013