{"product_id":"penance-9780316349154","title":"Penance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA chilling Japanese psychological thriller and Edgar Award finalist about four women, forever connected by one horrible day in their childhood -- fifteen years later, someone wants to make sure they never forget.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When they were girls, Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko were tricked into leaving their friend Emily with a mysterious stranger. Then the unthinkable occurred: Emily was found murdered hours later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The four friends were never able to describe the stranger to the police; the killer's trail went cold. Asako, the bereaved mother, curses the surviving girls, vowing that they will be the ones to pay for her daughter's murder . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like \u003ci\u003eConfessions\u003c\/i\u003e, Kanae Minato's award-winning, internationally bestselling debut, \u003ci\u003ePenance\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark tale of revenge and psychological drama that will leave readers breathless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kanae Minato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mulholland Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316349154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKanae Minato\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, internationally bestselling novelist and former home economics teacher and housewife who wrote her first novel between household chores. Minato lives in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kanae Minato \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659135631517,"sku":"9780316349154","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2ef36cc6-4318-46cf-b489-29b47bfcde16.jpg?v=1771351179","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/penance-9780316349154","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}