The Lockhart Women by Mary Camarillo
Thanks to Sabrina Kenoun of Sparkpoint Studio, I am giving away one print copy of ‘The Lockhart Women by Mary Camarillo.
Description Lockhart Women by Mary Camarillo
Brenda Lockhart’s family has been living well beyond their means for too long when Brenda’s husband leaves them―for an older and less attractive woman than Brenda, no less. Brenda’s never worked outside the home, and the family’s economic situation quickly declines.
Oldest daughter Peggy is certain she’s heading off to a university, until her father offers her a job sorting mail while she attends community college instead. Younger daughter Allison, a high school senior, can’t believe her luck that California golden boy Kevin has fallen in love with her.
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.
Praise Lockhart Women by Mary Camarillo
“A family is thrown into chaos in 1990s Southern California in Camarillo’s debut . . . and the novel’s ending is a satisfying one. An emotional portrait of three women dealing with unexpected change.”
―Kirkus Reviews
“Camarillo’s prose is lively, companionable, and quite satisfyingly observant in ways that surprise and delight, as if a friendly someone you know well is murmuring in your ear, giving you living presences, using history as the canvas across which the drama takes place. Bravo!”―Richard Bausch, award-winning author of Peace and Hello to the Cannibals
“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
About Mary Camarillo
Mary Camarillo is currently working on her second book, a novel told in linked stories. Her short fiction and poems have appeared in publications such as The Sonoran Review, Lunch Ticket and The Ear.
Mary grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her father worked in aerospace and was transferred to Southern California when she was fourteen. After high school, she went to work for the post office. It might be genetic–both her grandfathers were railway mail clerks. She sorted mail, sold stamps, worked in the accounting office, went to night school, and earned a degree in business administration.
She spent nights and weekends sitting at her kitchen table, studying and passing exams to become a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Public Accountant.
She started writing fiction eight years ago. She took classes at local colleges, joined writing groups and worked on her own at the same kitchen table. She lives in Huntington Beach, California with her husband Steve and their terrorist cat, Riley.
Website: https://www.marycamarillo.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaryCamelMary
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