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May We Be Forgiven
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May We Be Forgiven
Included in the BEST OF GRANTA launch list for 2023: an iconic satire of contemporary America and WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013, in which a momentary loss of control catapults two vying brothers into new lives, wherein loyalties are tested and families crumble.
Included in the BEST OF GRANTA launch list for 2023: an iconic satire of contemporary America and WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013, in which a momentary loss of control catapults two vying brothers into new lives, wherein loyalties are tested and families crumble.
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WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
Reads like a brilliant miniseries ... has the narrative intensity of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections and the emotional punch of Siri Hustvedt's What I Loved. — Observer
Harold Silver has spent a lifetime watching his taller, smarter, and more successful younger brother George acquire a covetable wife, two kids, and a beautiful home in New York City. But Harry also knows his brother has a murderous temper. When George loses control, the result is an act of violence so shocking that both brothers are hurled into entirely new lives, in which they both must seek absolution.
Suddenly, Harry finds himself playing parent to his brother's two adolescent children, tumbling down a rabbit hole of online sex, and dealing with ageing parents who move through life like travellers on a fantastic voyage. He is forced to confront the ways in which our histories can either compel us to repeat our mistakes or become the catalyst for change.
May We Be Forgiven is a darkly funny tale exploring how one deeply fractured family might begin to put itself back together.
An unflinching account of a catastrophic, violent, black-comic, transformative year in the history of one broken American family. Flat-out amazing — Salman Rushdie
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Critics have praised May We Be Forgiven for its blend of dark humour, narrative intensity, and complex characterisation. The novel offers a satirical and often brutally honest examination of American society, interweaving themes of violence, family, and the pursuit of the American dream. With comparisons to works like Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections and noted for its wit and emotional depth, the book has been described as both hilarious and harrowing, leaving a lasting impact on readers.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781803510033
Publisher: Granta Publications Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 August 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Granta Publications Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 337g
Pages: 496
About the Author
A.M. Homes is the author of the novels May We Be Forgiven, which won the Women's Prize in 2013, This Book Will Save Your Life, a Richard and Judy pick in 2007, The Unfolding, Music for Torching, The End of Alice, In a Country of Mothers and Jack, three collections of short stories, Days of Awe, Things You Should Know and The Safety of Objects, and the acclaimed memoir The Mistress's Daughter, as well as the travel memoir Los Angeles. A Washington D.C. native, she currently teaches at Princeton University and lives in New York City.
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