Like Confessions, Kanae Minato’s award-winning, internationally bestselling debut novel, Penance is a dark and voice-driven tale of revenge and psychological trauma that will leave listeners breathless. Like Confessions, Kanae Minato’s award-winning, internationally bestselling debut, PENANCE is a dark and voice-driven tale of revenge and psychological trauma that will leave readers breathless. Asako, Emili’s mother, curses the surviving girls, vowing that they will pay for her daughter’s murder. Sae, Maki, Akiko, and Yuko weren’t able to accurately describe the stranger’s appearance to the police after the Emili’s body was discovered. Then the unthinkable occurs: Emili is found murdered hours later. Summary When they were children, Sae, Maki, Akiko, and Yuko were tricked into separating from their friend Emili by a mysterious stranger. Read more Language English Publisher Mulholland Books Publication date ApDimensions 6.75 x 1.5 x 6. Sometimes the most powerful stories about monsters are the ones where they’re human, because so many of us can relate to the power a horrible person can have over your life.Īlthough this is a story about tragedy and revenge, there are also underlying – and maybe even more lasting – themes of forgiveness at the end, not just for other people, but for yourself.Sorry, the publisher does not allow users to read this book from the country from which you are connecting. Like Confessions, Kanae Minatos award-winning, internationally bestselling debut novel, Penance is a dark and voice-driven tale of revenge and psychological trauma that will leave listeners breathless. I’ll be honest – I cried toward the end of this there’s no huge paranormal lean or creature feature here. I’m not even sure how I’d begin to write a full list of content warnings, because there’s just so much hurt and trauma and pain of all kinds – emotional, physical, mental.

There are some really heavy situations in this, and lots of stuff that could be upsetting. The rest of the book is told from the viewpoints of each of those four girls as they become women, dealing with what happens after the tragic event, and how it shapes each of their lives moving into adulthood. The book starts with a horrific tragedy that’s like something out of a Special Victims Unit episode, and while the details of the actual incident aren’t specified, the thorough description of the aftermath could be really triggering for a person.įive young girls head to a playground to spend an afternoon without school, and only four make it home. PENANCE is not for the faint of heart, let’s get that out of the way first. I’ve been trying to branch out a bit into more translated books since I’m noticing a more Western lean to my reading habits lately, and this was highly recommended on several lists of Japanese thrillers. This was my first book by Kanae Minato, but based on how much I loved it, I already bought her debut and plan to read soon.

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