Blame: A Novel
Sep 2009 · Macmillan + ORM
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A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
A woman faces the many complicated consequences of a drunk-driving accident in Michelle Huneven's gripping third novel, Blame.
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 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. Brilliant, morally complex, and often funny, Blame is a breathtaking story of contrition and what it takes to rebuild a life from the bottom up.
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year | O, the Oprah Magazine Best Book of the Year | Washington Post Best Book of the Year | Kansas City Star Best Books of the Year
A woman faces the many complicated consequences of a drunk-driving accident in Michelle Huneven's gripping third novel, Blame.
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 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. Brilliant, morally complex, and often funny, Blame is a breathtaking story of contrition and what it takes to rebuild a life from the bottom up.
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year | O, the Oprah Magazine Best Book of the Year | Washington Post Best Book of the Year | Kansas City Star Best Books of the Year
A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
A woman faces the many complicated consequences of a drunk-driving accident in Michelle Huneven's gripping third novel, Blame.
Patsy MacLemoore, a twenty-eight-year-old history professor with a brand-n...
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Michelle Huneven is the author of two previous novels, Round Rock and Jamesland. She has received a General Electric Foundation Award for Younger Writers and a Whiting Writers' Award for fiction. She lives in Altadena, California.
Michelle Huneven is the author of two previous novels, Round Rock and Jamesland. She has received a General Electric Foundation Award for Younger Writers and a Whiting Writers' Award for fiction. She lives in Altadena, California.
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