A Hundred Thousand Apologies

A Hundred Thousand Apologies is a novel that tells the story of Lucas Pike, a young man fighting his reliance on prescription anti-depressant medications, and his journey home for his father's sixtieth birthday party. The novel examines the relationship between father and son, patient and doctor, and man and country. It is a picaresque that moves as Lucas moves along the road; he encounters many pitfalls along the way. The novel is the story of his failures and triumphs and ultimate confrontation with his family. Lucas is a character struggling to grow up, but he is also struggling to rebel against the paths laid out for him by his family. The reader follows in Lucas' point of view throughout the narrative; the novel is third-person, but it stays close to Lucas' perspective. The reader experiences the world the way Lucas sees it, and eventually, understands what it means to be part of a family.