Oxblood

Уайтеншо, Манчестер, 1985 год. Преступным миром города некогда правила семьи Доддс, однако теперь все мужчины мертвы, а трем поколениям женщин приходится жить в доме с темным прошлым, скрывая незаконного ребенка и призрак убитого возлюбленного. Недре, Кэрол и Джен предстоит раскрыть истинное наследие мужчин, которые определили всю их жизнь, и навсегда прервать порочный круг насилия. Oxblood – роман британского писателя Тома Бенна. Книга на английском языке. Wythenshawe, South Manchester. 1985. The Dodds family once ruled Manchester's underworld; now the men are dead, leaving three generations of women trapped in a house haunted by violence, harbouring an unregistered baby. Matriarch Nedra presides over the household, which bustles with activity as she prepares the welcome feast for her grandson Kelly's return from prison. Her grieving daughter-in-law Carol is visited by both the welcome, intimate ghost of her murdered lover, and by Mac, an ageing criminal enforcer, a man who may just offer her a real and possible future. And then there is Jan – the teenage tearaway running as fast as she can from her mother, her grandmother, and her own unnamed baby. Over the course of a few days, the Dodds women must each confront the true legacy of the men who have defined their lives; and seize the opportunity to break the cycle for good. A blistering portrait of a family on fire, Oxblood lays bare the horror of violence, the exile of grief, and the extraordinary power of love.