Notes on an Execution

Danya Kukafka

ISBN 10: 1474625967 / ISBN 13: 9781474625968

Edité par Orion Publishing Co, 2023

Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, andnow awaits the same fate he forced on those girls, years ago. Ansel doesn'twant to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. But this is not his story.As the clock ticks down, three women uncover the history of a tragedy and thelong shadow it casts. Lavender, Ansel's mother, is a seventeen-year-old girlpushed to desperation. Hazel, twin sister to his wife, is forced to watchhelplessly as the relationship threatens to devour them all. And Saffy, thedetective hot on his trail, is devoted to bringing bad men to justice butstruggling to see her own life clearly. This is the story of the women leftbehind. Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes On AnExecution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it unravels thefamiliar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our culturalobsession with crime stories, and asking readers to consider the false promiseof looking for meaning in the minds of violent men. N° de réf. du vendeur 4d6b8b15-f6fd-460a-904d-1214c91b7427

Synopsis :

Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. He hoped it wouldn't end like this, not for him.

Through a kaleidoscope of women, we learn the story of Ansel's life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. We meet Hazel, twin sister to Ansel's wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister's relationship threatens to devour them all. And finally, Saffy, the homicide detective hot on his trail, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down to Ansel's execution, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake.

Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes On An Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating the justice system and our cultural obsession with crime stories and asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture: Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. He hoped it wouldn't end like this, not for him.

Through a kaleidoscope of women, we learn the story of Ansel's life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. We meet Hazel, twin sister to Ansel's wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister's relationship threatens to devour them all. And finally, Saffy, the homicide detective hot on his trail, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down to Ansel's execution, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake.

Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes On An Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating the justice system and our cultural obsession with crime stories and asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Notes on an Execution
Éditeur : Orion Publishing Co
Date d'édition : 2023
Reliure : Softcover
Etat : Fine