Who is Louise (Lou) Bruce Burch from Dirt and what is their importance? Dirt_(novel) English & Literature Louise (Lou) Bruce Burch | Dirt

Louise (Lou) Burch is the sister of Tommy and Charlie Bruce. Lou is the recently-divorced mother of a college-age daughter studying at the University of Virginia. Burch's husband left her for a 22-year-old. She is described in the narrative as being "of medium height, with sandy blonde hair and a particularly taut body..." (228).