Winner of the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction, May We Be Forgiven by AM Homes is a darkly comic satire on contemporary America and our November Book of the Month.
Harold Silver, a Nixon-obsessed history professor, finds himself in charge of two adolescents when his bullying brother, George, is locked up in a mental institute having killed his wife (who was in bed with Harold at the time).
Following scenes of adultery, a fatal car accident and violent murder, Harold embarks on a weird and wonderful voyage of self-discovery, encompassing diverse elements of surreal American suburban life. Despite the horrific events that occurred, a messy yet satisfying type of life begins to grow around Harold, quite distinct from the 'ideal' of the American Dream.
This book is not for the faint hearted, yet it could also be one of the most laugh-out-loud funny books you?ll read this year.
Granta has 50 copies to give to Mumsnetters - to claim yours go to the book of the month page. We?ll post on the thread when all the copies have gone. If you're not lucky enough to bag one of the free books, you can always get your paperback or Kindle version here.
We are thrilled that AM Homes will be joining us and answering questions about May We Be Forgiven, her writing career and her previous novels on Tuesday 3 December. So please feel free to discuss the book on the thread throughout the month, pop up any advance questions and come and chat to A M Homes live, Tues 3 Dec at 9-10pm.
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Sadly, due to unforseen scriptwriting commitments, AM Homes is unable to join us live next Tuesday for the webchat, but she will be answering all your questions in an emailed Q&A.
Please post all your author questions up here before 10pm on Tuesday 4th December, and I will then send the messages on to the author. We'll post her answers the following week.