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by Jon Pineda (Author)
An immigrant takes the blame for his nephew's mistake, changing both of their lives, in this "acutely observed" novel by a prize-winning author (Publishers Weekly).
When nine-year-old Tom Serafino's twin sister Teagan suffers a debilitating brain injury at a Virginia construction site, a police investigation implicates his playmate Mario's uncle--an immigrant transient worker known as Shoe. Innocent of the crime but burdened by his own childhood tragedy, Shoe takes the blame for what is in fact an accident caused by his young nephew, ensuring Mario's chance at a future publicly unscarred.
The lines between innocence and guilt, evasions and half-truths, love and duty are blurred. Can a lie born from resignation, fear, and love transform tragedy into hope? And is the life of one man worth the price of that lie? Apology explores how the decisions we make in an instant reverberate in the years to come, and paints a portrait of sacrifice within two immigrant families raising first-generation Americans. It explores the measure of duty we have toward one another, and the extent to which abandoning the wreckage of family and the past often leads to unexpected consequences.
"Apology is a page-turner of ideas, and it shows us how our actions spin out in crazy directions, marbles that roll under our lives' furniture and come out in the most surprising times. I loved it." --Darin Strauss, author of The Queen of Tuesday
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"He would go to their house and tell them how it had happened, how he wished it had never happened. His entire life, it seemed, was hanging on this apology . . ."
When nine-year-old Tom Serafino's twin sister, Teagan, suffers a debilitating brain injury, a police investigation implicates his playmate Mario's uncle, a transient immigrant worker known as Shoe. Innocent of the crime but burdened by his own childhood tragedy, Shoe takes the blame for the accident caused by his young nephew, ensuring Mario's chance at a future publicly unscarred. Told in vivid scenes alive with imagery, this striking debut novel explores how the decisions we make in an instant reverberate for years to come. Can a lie born from resignation, fear, and love transform tragedy into hope? And is the life of one man worth the price of that lie? Deeply empathetic and beautifully written, Apology offers a powerful vision of the measure of duty we have toward one another, and the extent to which abandoning the wreckage of family and the past often leads to unexpected consequences. Jon Pineda is the author of a memoir, Sleep in Me, which was a Library Journal "Best Books of 2010" selection. His collections of poems include The Translator's Diary, winner of the 2007 Green Rose Prize from New Issues, and Birthmark, selected by Ralph Burns as winner of the 2003 Crab Orchard Award Series Open Competition. He teaches in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte, and lives in Virginia with his family. Apology is his first novel.Author Biography
Jon Pineda was born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is the recipient of a Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist fellowship, and the author of the memoir Sleep in Me, a Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection and a Library Journal "Best Books of 2010" selection. His poetry collections include The Translator's Diary, winner of the 2007 Green Rose Prize from New Issues Poetry & Prose, and Birthmark, selected by Ralph Burns as winner of the 2003 Crab Orchard Award Series Open Competition. His newest manuscript was a finalist for the 2011 National Poetry Series. He teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte and lives in Virginia with his family. Apology is his first novel.
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