May We Be Forgiven

novel by Homes

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A.M. Homes's novel May We Be Forgiven (2012) explores themes of human nature and the possibility of atonement. The story centers on a man who inserts himself into the life of his more successful brother after a series of tragic events. This novel earned Homes the Women's Prize for Fiction. Homes is known for her transgressive and darkly humorous explorations of American suburbia.1

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A.M. Homes
May We Be Forgiven (2012), concerning a man who insinuates himself into the life of his more-successful brother following a series of tragedies, leavens a bleak view of human nature with the possibility of atonement. The novel won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Days of…
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May We Be Forgiven (2012), concerning a man who insinuates himself into the life of his more-successful brother following a series of tragedies, leavens a bleak view of human nature with the possibility of atonement. The novel won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Days of…
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