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May We Be Forgiven: A Novel A. M. Homes
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

Jun 6, 2013 - American novelist A.M. Homes This is the funniest book I have ever read! This entry was posted in Contemporary Fiction and tagged A. Homes, Black Friday, contemporary fiction, contemporary novels, dysfunctional families, May We Be Forgiven, Thanksgiving reading. Oct 5, 2013 - Ridiculously charming Irishman Kevin Barry reads from his novel CITY OF BOHANE, author A.M. REVIEW: May we be forgiven At Thanksgiving dinner, clearing the plates in the kitchen, Harold is kissed wetly by Jane, the wife of his hated younger brother, George, sparking vivid sexual fantasies involving her in the months that follow. In February, George runs a red light, killing a husband and wife and injuring their son. Seemingly deranged, George is taken to a psychiatric ward for observation. And apparently I am not the only one who thinks it's hilarious and very well written. Mar 10, 2014 - If you're willing to go along with Ian McEwan's observation in his 2012 New Yorker piece, and I am, recent examples of bloated novels might include A.M. Dec 19, 2012 - The 2012 Catapult Notable list #3, May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Aug 1, 2013 - May We Be Forgiven A. Dec 9, 2013 - I moved into this book for the duration of my honeymoon: AM Homes has a dark and somewhat frantic sensibility, one that may not seem conducive for a relaxing beach-read, but I beg to differ. Jun 2, 2013 - For those of us who have always been sceptical of the aphorism with which Tolstoy began Anna Karenina, A.M. Homes has clinched this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. Homes's May We Be Forgiven is both disappointing restatement and overdue corrective.