blind and ugly is the remarkable true story of Lola, a woman whose traumatic childhood was marked by humiliation, torture, molestation, and rape. The author, Karen B. Funnie, has spent countless hours in interviews and conversations with Lola, and in the process the two have relived both the hardships and joys of Lola's life, from the horrific early years to the birth of Lola's baby.At the age of 18, Lola finally escapes the torturous home of her childhood, but the outside adult world provides its own new set of challenges.Lola kept her head up when the chips were down. Part inspirational writing, part memoir, and part comedic novel, blind and ugly compels readers to take a look at themselves and their children, and keep doing the real thing: loving and being loved.