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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Patsy MacLemoore, a twenty-eight-year-old history professor with a brand-new Ph.D. and a wild streak, wakes up in jail — yet again — after another epic alcoholic blackout. This time, though, a mother and daughter are dead, run over in Patsy’s driveway. Patsy will spend the next decades of her life atoning for this unpardonable act. She goes to prison, sobers up, marries a much older man she meets in AA, and makes ongoing amends to her victims’ family. Then, another piece of news turns up, casting her crime, and her life, in a different and unexpected light.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Michelle
Huneven

Michelle Huneven was born and raised in Altadena, California. She received an MFA was the Iowa Writers Workshop and is the author of four novels. Round Rock (Knopf 1997) and Jamesland (Knopf 2003), were both New York Times Notable Books and also finalists for the LA Times Book Award.

Michelle Huneven was born and raised in Altadena, California. She received an MFA was the Iowa Writers Workshop and is the author of four novels. Round Rock (Knopf 1997) and Jamesland (Knopf 2003), were both New York Times Notable Books and also finalists for the LA Times Book Award.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Addresses minutely and with lyricism the questions most of us face in some way in our lifetime: “Was there ever coming back from such actions? Or does a person round some bend and the path back is lost for good?”

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books

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