The Lockhart Women
A Novel
by Mary Camarillo
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Pub Date 1 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 24 May 2021
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Description
Meanwhile, the chatter about the O. J. Simpson murder investigations is always on in the background, a media frenzy that underscores domestic violence against women and race and class divisions in Southern California. Brenda, increasingly obsessed with the case, is convinced O. J. is innocent and has been framed by the LAPD. Both daughters are more interested in their own lives—that is, until Peggy starts noticing bruises Allison can’t explain. For a while, it feels to everyone as if the family is falling apart; but in the end, they all come together again in unexpected ways.
Advance Praise
“With control, compassion, and surprising humor, Camarillo dissects how a modern family comes apart. . . . Unputdownable.”
―Eduardo Santiago, PEN Emerging Voices Rosenthal fellow and award-winning author of Tomorrow They Will Kiss and Midnight Rhumba
“Like Mona Simpson’s Anywhere but Here, The Lockhart Women sensitively illustrates what happens to children coming of age under the influence of childish parents. But unlike Simpson, Camarillo provides hope that everyone―parents and children―can grow and develop. An authentically hopeful and realistic novel.”
―Shelley Blanton-Stroud, author of Copy Boy
“. . . an intimate portrayal of a Southern California working class family that splinters apart when the father leaves. Brenda Lockhart and her two daughters are complicated and not always admirable characters, but they are relentlessly human. Camarillo laces their story with concise prose, dry humor, and flinty realism, allowing love, resilience, hope and eventual forgiveness to shine through.”
―Samantha Dunn, bestselling author of Not By Accident: Reconstructing a Careless Life
"O. J.’s famous white Bronco flight and his trial for murder is the perfect backdrop for this story of a mother and her two daughters watching their lives implode. Great writing, compelling and fast-paced, The Lockhart Women is impossible to put down.”
―Diana Wagman, award-winning author of Spontaneous and Extraordinary October
“The Lockhart Women make mistake after mistake in this delightful debut novel, but that's part of their charm. Touching on themes of motherhood, fidelity, and responsibility, this is a coming-of-age tale for both Brenda and her daughters, teaching us that the indelible bonds of love can steer families through the roughest of passages.”
―Julie Zuckerman, author of The Book of Jeremiah
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781647421007 |
| PRICE | US$16.95 (USD) |
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