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U kazhdogo svoĭ "skelet v shkafu" - v ėtom ubedilasʹ 35-letni͡ai͡a Nikolʹ, kogda s pomoshchʹi͡u krestnoĭ materi popytalasʹ razobratʹsi͡a v istorii svoeĭ semʹi. Roman Kamill Obre perenosit nas v t͡sentr Mankhėttena serediny XX veka - nastoi͡ashchui͡u "Adskui͡u kukhni͡u", naselennui͡u tolpoĭ krovozhadnykh gangsterov i nelegalʹnykh bukmekerov, "akul" chernogo rynka i zavsegdataev podpolʹnykh igornykh domov… Kak protivostoi͡atʹ zhestokomu miru muzhchin? Chetyrem zhenshchinam - Ėmi, Li͡usi, Filomene i Petrine - predstoit statʹ nevolʹnymi soi͡uznit͡sami i podrugami. Krestnye materi deteĭ drug druga, oni gotovy otdatʹ zhiznʹ, zashchishchai͡a svoi semʹi. Kazhdai͡a neset svoi͡u bolʹ i berezhno khranit svoi taĭny, no druzhba i vzaimnai͡a zabota pomogai͡ut im perezhitʹ dazhe samye nevynosimye momenty. Oni uchatsi͡a doveri͡atʹ drug drugu, nakhoditʹ sily v prostykh radosti͡akh i veritʹ, chto v zhizni vsegda naĭdetsi͡a mesto dli͡a tepla i li͡ubvi. Polnai͡a dramaticheskogo napri͡azhenii͡a istorii͡a o tom, chto nastoi͡ashchui͡u semʹi͡u sostavli͡ai͡ut li͡udi, gotovye v trudnui͡u minutu sogretʹ dushu i podaritʹ nadezhdu.

Everyone has their own "skeleton in the closet" — 35-year-old Nicole was convinced of this when, with the help of her godmother, she tried to understand the history of her family. Camille Aubret's novel takes us to the center of mid—20th century Manhattan - a real "Hell's Kitchen" populated by a crowd of bloodthirsty gangsters and illegal bookmakers, black market "sharks" and regulars of underground gambling houses… How to resist the cruel world of men? Four women — Amy, Lucy, Philomena and Petrina — will become unwitting allies and friends. Godmothers of each other's children, they are ready to give their lives protecting their families. Everyone carries their own pain and cherishes their secrets, but friendship and mutual care help them survive even the most unbearable moments. They learn to trust each other, to find strength in simple joys and to believe that there will always be a place for warmth and love in life. A story full of dramatic tension about how a real family consists of people who are ready to warm their souls and give hope in a difficult moment.