WIDOWS

Kinship, Ohio, 1924: When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town’s widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death.

Hours after his funeral, a stranger appears at her door. Marvena Whitcomb, a coal miner’s widow, is unaware that Daniel has died, and begs to speak with him about her missing daughter.

From miles away but worlds apart, Lily and Marvena’s lives collide as they realize that Daniel was not the man that either of them believed him to be—and that his murder is far more complex than either of them could have imagined.

Inspired by the true story of Ohio’s first female sheriff, this is a powerful debut about two women’s search for justice as they take on the corruption at the heart of their community.

Rudenie, Ohio, 1924: Cand Lily Ross afla ca sotul ei, Daniel Ross, seriful din oras, este ucis in timp ce transporta un prizonier, este devastata si jura sa-i razbune moartea. La cateva ore dupa inmormantarea sa, un strain apare la ea. uşa. Marvena Whitcomb, vaduva unui miner de carbune, nu stie ca Daniel a murit si implora sa vorbeasca cu el despre fiica ei disparuta. De la cativa kilometri distanta, dar lumi intre ele, viata lui Lily si Marvena se ciocnesc in timp ce isi dau seama ca Daniel nu era omul care ei au crezut ca el este - si ca uciderea lui este mult mai complexa decat oricare dintre ele si-ar fi putut imagina. Inspirat de povestea adevarata a primei femei de serif din Ohio, acesta este un debut puternic despre cautarea justitiei de catre doua femei, pe masura ce isi asuma coruptia. in centrul comunitatii lor.