“The Ladies of Shimmingway” is an allegory of Globerth and Derelip, two outcast women considered the dregs of society who meet under freezing and dire circumstances. After waylaying itinerants thrust them from a homeless shelter, these women hop on a train heading south. They jump off the train to obtain food when a blind man hears their sobs and takes them in. The blind man helps them get their start by introducing them to people who put them on a path to fulfilling their simple dreams and ambitions. However, their simple altruistic venture turns into thriving empire and these once ugly, discarded and repudiate women become The Ladies of Shimminway. However, this is not the story.



The story is a narrative about two men, one of which is the consultant who created The Ladies of Shimminway and the other, a businessman with an invention called the “Fillinbopper.” His Fillinbopper is considered “ugly” (a term used by the consultant to represent looks, attitude, demeanor, bad products, bad marketing, etc.). The consultant uses the example of The Ladies of Shimminway to teach a very important lesson: Even though it may not be politically correct to look down on ugliness, no matter how you try to hide it, it will happen, people will always be allured by and follow beauty in all its varied forms. However, if you or your products could be considered ugly in any way, this book gives the reader confidence that he or she can actually bring out the beauty in themselves or their products regardless of the circumstances.