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.