Brick City

About the Book

Brick City is a novel that tells the hopes and dreams of Ginger, a forty-three-year-old single mother of three teenaged children: nineteen-year-old son, Ralph; sixteen-year-old daughter, Susan; and fourteen-year-old daughter, Helen. In spite of Ginger’s dubious past, she was able to eke out a fair living for her children. Things were going well in her household until Nick, a one-time gangster, was released from prison and arrived to collect an old debt from a longtime friend. His method of collecting left Ginger’s hopes and dreams shattered and the little community of Brick City devastated.

About the Author

Lillian Whitlow is a native of Louisiana but was raised and educated in Oklahoma. She now resides in Portland, Oregon, since 1970. As a retired schoolteacher, she has been able to pursue a writing career. She is a widowed and the mother of three adult children. Her first children’s book, Manny, was published in 2003 by PublishAmerica. Prior to this publication, she has had several poems and newspaper articles published. Mrs. Whitlow received her bachelor’s degree from Langston University in performing arts and a master’s degree from Oklahoma University in elementary education. In addition to writing, Mrs. Whitlow is an accomplished classical pianist.