We Don’t Talk About That
a memoir by Amanda Schoepp
One Family’s Journey
to the Other Side of Tragedy
*COMING LATER THIS YEAR*
A story rife with grief and trauma—but also beauty, silver linings, and solutions—We Don’t Talk About That explores what happens when a family is plunged into darkness overnight and how they attempt, in quiet hope and grief, to recover.
On Oct. 26, 1963, just a few days before Halloween in New Orleans, Amanda Schoepp’s great-grandparents died by murder-suicide. Their children would learn of it within hours. . .but live with it for decades.
Schoepp examines the history and events that led up to the couple’s demise, but also the decades that followed for their children and future generations. Discover the family’s humble Cajun lineage, how they arrived in the Crescent City, what life was like before the tragedy and how, after it was over, the family opted never to discuss the trauma, choosing instead to trudge on in secret pain.
Readers of memoir, true crime, and historic nonfiction will appreciate We Don’t Talk About That for its appeal to uncovering the truth, illuminating history, and overcoming adversity despite ever-present dysfunction.
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About the Author
Amanda Schoepp is a nonfiction writer and former journalist for Missouri-area publications with a passion for city history and culture, particularly St. Louis and New Orleans.
Schoepp’s expertise lies in digital content production from both editorial and copywriting positions, including background in ghostwriting articles for clients that were successfully published in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur, and others.
In the mid-2000s, Schoepp worked as a reporter for multiple publications across Missouri and Illinois.
Today, she’s a contract editor and writer. She holds a bachelor’s in journalism from Webster University in St. Louis.
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