{"product_id":"9780571371785-penance","title":"Penance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY\u003cbr\u003eAn utterly chilling, compulsive story of a murder among teenagers, on the eve of the historic Brexit vote, by a major new voice in British fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e Best Novel of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unmissable banger.' ALICE SLATER\u003cbr\u003e'A meta-meditation on the mysteries, malice, and minutiae of adolescence.' TOM BENN\u003cbr\u003e'You've never read anything like this.' JULIA ARMFIELD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you know what happened already? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you know her? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you see it on the internet? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you listen to a podcast? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid the hosts make jokes?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you see the pictures of the body? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you look for them?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's been nearly a decade since the horrifying murder of sixteen-year-old Joan Wilson rocked the small seaside town of Crow-on-Sea. Based on hours of interviews with witnesses and family members, and even correspondence with the killers themselves, journalist Alec Z. Carelli has constructed what he claims is the 'definitive account' of the crime. It's a riveting snapshot of lives scarred by tragedy, and a town left in turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only question is: how much of Carelli's story is true?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply disturbing and hilarious.' IMOGEN CRIMP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'Insanely propulsive . She's a master of structure that Clark.' JENNY MUSTARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This will no doubt be THE book of the summer. You need to pre-order this NOW.' @books.with.han\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Once again, Eliza Clark conjures her dark magic to pen something disturbing and addictive.' @mostardentlyalice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Eliza's writing is pure brilliance and she captivates you with every page.' @zoreadsbooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Taking aim at our relationship with true crime, the brutality of teenage girls and classicism, it was easily my favourite read of 2023 so far.' @charlotte__reads_\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So cleverly written I am mind blown.' @jordslibrary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Eliza Clark is a genius.' @mydarkgrace\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Eliza Clark's incendiary debut, \u003ci\u003eBoy Parts\u003c\/i\u003e, is available now**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635719774305,"sku":"9780571371785","price":8.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36328029_c5a068c2-1115-4edf-9f73-b54e808a3edb.jpg?v=1759410114","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571371785-penance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}