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Homes asks whether sustained care can create redemption after suburban catastrophe.
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May We Be Forgiven
A. M. Homes2013 selection · Literary fiction
May We Be Forgiven
Historian Harold Silver’s life collapses after his volatile brother causes a fatal accident. Harold becomes responsible for a fractured household and improvised family.
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You enjoy transgressive domestic satire that develops an unlikely heart.
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familyforgivenesssuburbiareinvention
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