Lockhart Women: A Novel

Brenda Lockharts family has been living beyond their means for too long, but when her husband leaves them, their economic situation declines. Oldest daughter Peggy is offered a job sorting mail, while younger daughter Allison is in love with California golden boy Kevin. The O. J. Simpson murder investigations are a media frenzy, underscoring domestic violence against women and race and class divisions in Southern California. Brenda is convinced O. J. is innocent and has been framed by the LAPD, but in the end, they all come together again in unexpected ways.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Publisher: She Writes Press

Brenda Lockhart's family has been living well beyond their means for an extended period, even after her husband leaves them for an older and less attractive woman. Brenda, who never worked outside the home, and her family's economic situation quickly declined.

Oldest daughter Peggy is certain she is 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 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.

Weight: 446g
Dimension: 141 x 214 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781647421007