Apologize, Apologize!

By: Elizabeth Kelly

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

A brilliantly written epic tale of a quirky, dysfunctional family in the tradition of The Corrections and The Hotel New Hampshire.

Collie Flanagan was named after his mother's favorite breed of dog. His brother, Bingo, was named for an Irish setter. Their names are the least of their worries because they're Flanagans, members of a wildly wealthy, impossibly articulate family that also includes a philandering father, pigeon-racing uncle, radical activist mother, and domineering media mogul father whose own daughter has accused him of being a murderer.

As Collie searches for his place in the world, somewhere beyond the big, raucous family home on Martha's Vineyard, he suffers insurmountable loss and does his best to be brave as he copes with people he has no choice but to love.

A coming-of-age tale centered on family life, Apologize, Apologize! is full of sparkling prose, surprises, tenderness, and dogs, both real and in name only.

©2009 Elizabeth Kelly (P)2009 HighBridge Company

Critic reviews

"Meet the Flanagans, a quasifunctional family that might give Jonathan Franzen pause...Kelly is a clever, witty wordsmith with a penchant for apt if over-the-top metaphors that are laugh-out-loud funny." ( Library Journal)

Not very good

My review is based on the first two chapters...that's when I gave up. Cutesy without being funny...boring delivery by narrator although his Irish brogue is OK...neither believable nor interesting

One of my top ten favorite books.

I’ve listened to this audio book several times. Brilliant writer. Deep rich description, you can smell the beach & hear the waves, and strong engaging characters. So easy to get lost in the journey of the novel. I did read a negative review that surprised me.. The author is Canadian & there is a difference between US, UK, Canadian humor.
I love this book & highly recommend.