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Kerri Schlottman
writer of novels & other things
In the gritty backdrop of rural Pennsylvania, nine-year-old Lulu's encounter with a trucker outside a rundown motel is captured on film by aspiring photographer Quinn who is passing through town. While the image launches Quinn's career, Lulu fights to survive in a volatile home. Decades later, Quinn's "Lulu & the Trucker" has fetched a staggering price at auction as she's preparing for a retrospective of her work. Lulu, grown and struggling to make ends meet, stumbles upon her own image in the newspaper. Determined and emboldened, she attends Quinn's exhibition talk with a single burning question: Why didn't you help me all those years ago?
CHELSEA BIEKER
author of Madwoman and Heartbroke
"A devastating and rich exploration of trauma, art-making, love, and the unmistakable hauntedness of what we cannot control, yet long to. I want everyone to read this book."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Schlottman acutely nails the misty, gold-hued atmosphere of the 1980s, and deeply explores themes of class and privilege...This thought-provoking work will put readers on the lookout for what the author does next."
CINELLE BARNES
author of Monsoon Mansion: A Memoir
“Schlottman renders on the page a simple and beautiful expression of our shared humanity...My heart broke and rooted for both characters, and long after I’ve turned the last page, I am still thinking of them.”
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