Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a professional-in-residence in the journalism school at Kent State University, her alma mater. She is the author of two memoirs,Life Happensand...And His Lovely Wife. Schultz lives in Cleveland with her husband, Sherrod Brown, and their rescue dogs Franklin and Walter. They have four children and seven grandchildren.
“Connie Schultz’s The Daughters of Erietown is a quiet force of a
novel. It crept up on me, much the same way that time creeps up on
these characters. I was struck by how well Schultz portrays a full
life—childhood to old age—and all the small moments that shape us,
for better or for worse. Its ambitious scope will leave readers
wanting to curl up with it until they’ve finished.”—Mary Beth
Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
“The kind of smart, authentic story that both men and women will
find riveting. Don’t miss it.”—The Washington Post
“Effortless . . . Too often, novels feature the extravagant trials
and tribulations of the wealthy while ignoring the working men and
women who live paycheck to paycheck. Not Ms. Schultz. . . . [She]
brings authenticity to her writing about working-class families. .
. . The Daughters of Erietown could be the daughters of every town.
And Ms. Schultz should be proud to be called its
mother.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“This is a big, deep, warm, and moving story of unforgettable women
who make and shape their families. With the eye and ear of a
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and the insight and language of a
born storyteller, Schultz immerses us in The Daughters of Erietown,
from love to loss and back.”—Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling
author of White Houses
“Connie Schultz has long been one of the great chroniclers of the
American Dream, telling the true stories of everyday men and women
with compassion, heart, wit, and wisdom. Her powerful debut novel
contains all that, plus the essential magic that only fiction can
provide. Schultz offers up a deep exploration of the inner lives of
one family. Their hopes, desires, and heartaches blaze forth on
every page.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York
Times bestselling author of Saints for All Occasions
“A sweeping, heartfelt tale . . . Schultz enlivens the narrative
with sharp cultural commentary and precise period details. This
story of family secrets rises above— and is tougher than—the
rest.”—Publishers Weekly
“While Schultz’s compelling narrative and realistic characters will
keep readers turning pages into the night, her eye and ear for
real-life details set this novel apart from other domestic sagas.
Part tragic love story, part powerful testament to shifting
cultural norms and the evolution of the women’s movement, The
Daughters of Erietown is an impressive first novel with a big
heart.”—BookPage
“Like Jennifer Weiner’s Mrs. Everything . . . the novel
sharply illuminates evolving social mores and tucks in plenty of
womanly wisdom. . . . A masterful debut novel.”—Kirkus
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