Louie on the Rocks

A Novel

Meredith O'Brien

• Publisher: SparkPress
• eBook ISBN:
  9781684632916
• Year: 2025

For fans of Tom Perrotta, Maria Semple, and Elinor Lipman, a dark comedy about family dysfunction fueled by bitter Trump-era politics, vodka, and a reluctant daughter’s guilt.

Set against a backdrop of bitterly partisan Facebook feuds and a Trump flag set aflame in a driveway, Louie on the Rocks follows the disintegration of the Francis family six months after the premature death of their matriarch, Helen. In his wife’s absence, retired MAGA patriarch Louie descends into an alcoholic spiral and his liberal, queer, bookseller daughter Lulu responds, in a clumsy attempt to save her father from himself, by taking him to court to seize control over his finances.

Told by Louie, Lulu, and Helen—who is watching in horror from the great beyond—this is the tale of a trio with very different takes on the messy events of 2019.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Louie Francis, January 1, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, January 1, 2019
• Lulu Francis, January 1, 2019
• Louie Francis, January 12, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, January 12, 2019
• Lulu Francis, February 6, 2019
• Louie Francis, February 9, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, February 9, 2019
• Lulu Francis, February 15, 2019
• Louie Francis, February 15, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, February 15, 2019
• Lulu Francis, February 21, 2019
• Louie Francis, February 21, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, February 21, 2019
• Lulu Francis, March 3, 2019
• Louie Francis, May 27, 2019 (memorial Day)
• Helen (broz) Francis, May 27, 2019
• Lulu Francis, May 28, 2019
• Louie Francis, May 30, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, May 30, 2019
• Lulu Francis, June 16, 2019 (Father’S Day)
• Louie Francis, June 18, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, June 27, 2019
• Lulu Francis, July 8, 2019
• Louie Francis, July 9, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, July 9, 2019
• Lulu Francis, July 19, 2019
• Louie Francis, July 19, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, July 19, 2019
• Lulu Francis, August 17, 2019
• Louie Francis, August 18, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, August 18, 2019
• Lulu Francis, August 19, 2019
• Louie Francis, September 3, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, October 9, 2019
• Lulu Francis, October 21, 2019
• Louie Francis, November 29, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, November 29, 2019
• Louie Francis, December 18, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, December 18, 2019
• Lulu Francis, December 18, 2019
• Lulu Francis, December 19, 2019
• Helen (broz) Francis, December 19, 2019
• Lulu Francis, December 30, 2019
• Lulu Francis, January 7, 2020
• Lulu Francis, February 4, 2020
• Cristall Baldwin, February 4, 2020
• Helen (broz) Francis, April 5, 2020
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author