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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-t

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Author

Jon Pineda

Publisher

Minneapolis, Minn.: Milkweed Editions

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781571311047

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.5 / 5 (103 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14