MAY WE BE FORGIVEN by A.M. Homes (Granta Books, 2012)
For the first part of this novel I was sure I was going to give it a maximum five-star rating. By the end I wondered if four stars was too generous.
It opens at breakneck speed as a succession of bizarre and shocking incidents befall the main character, But then it’s as if someone pulls the plug on a white knuckle rollercoaster ride and downgrades us to a safer merry-go-round instead.
The novel, written as a first person narrative, follows 365 days in the life of Harry Silver, a university professor of history specialising in the Nixon years.
To call this an eventful year, beginning and ending on Thanksgiving Day, would be a massive understatement. Continue reading
