<DIV><P>FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD<BR>FINALIST FOR THE <I>LOS ANGELES TIMES</I> BOOK PRIZE<BR><I>CHICAGO TRIBUNE</I> FAVORITE FICTION OF THE YEAR<BR><I>O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE</I> TEN TERRIFIC READS OF THE YEAR<BR>A <I>WASHINGTON POST</I> BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR<BR>A <I>KANSAS CITY</I> STAR 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR<BR><BR>Patsy MacLemoore, a twenty-eight-year-old history professor with a brand-new Ph.D. and a wild streak, wakes up in jail—<I>yet again</I>—after another epic alcoholic blackout. This time, though, a mother and daughter are dead, run over in Patsy's driveway. Patsy will the next decades of her life atoning for this unpardonable act. She goes to prison, sobers up, marries a much older man she meets in AA, and makes ongoing amends to her victims' family. Then, another piece of news turns up, casting her crime, and her life, in a different and unexpected light. Brilliant, morally complex, and often funny, <I>Blame</I> is a breathtaking story of contrition and what it takes to rebuild a life from the bottom up.</P></DIV>