![]() He’s abruptly expected to play parent to George’s kids, navigate life’s pitfalls, and help keep the family together. And when he loses it at the scene of a traffic accident, it’s up to Harry to clean up. With his beautiful wife, two kids, extensive house in the suburbs and a convertible car, there’s nothing he doesn’t have.īut Harry also understands that George has an explosive temper. Despite Harry looking out for his sibling most of his life, George is taller, more intelligent and more successful. Harold Silver, a Nixon-scholar and historian, is the younger brother of George. ![]() ![]() Subsequently, it was selected by Salman Rushdie for The Best American Short Stories 2008.įrom here, Homes began to develop the characters further, fleshing it out into a full-blown novel. This makes more sense when you consider that the first chapter started out as a short story and was featured in Granta’s 100 th issue back in 2007. The opening 20-odd pages alone are totally bonkers. And May We Be Forgiven is the epitome of these ideas. She has a great way of stacking the tension and using it to play out some absolutely crazy ideas. ![]() Although I found it to be one of those books written with the intent to be shocking, I did find Homes writing alluring. Homes most controversial book, The End of Alice. Almost three years ago, I stumbled across and read A.M. ![]()
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