For Adults
Simon & Schuster are pleased to be offering a limited number of reading groups and book clubs ten copies of PENITENCE by Kristin Koval, an unforgettable story of love, grief, guilt and forgiveness.
Here’s a little more information:
Are you more than the worst thing you have ever done, or are some things too terrible to forgive?
When teenager Nora Sheehan fatally shoots her brother Nico in their family home one evening, her parents’ lives are left shattered. Nico had been diagnosed with a terminal illness – was what Nora did an act of mercy, or something far darker? And what will happen to her now, alone in a juvenile detention centre awaiting trial, unable or unwilling to speak?
Out of their depth, Angie and David Sheehan turn to local lawyer Martine Dumont for help. Martine isn’t just legal counsel – she’s also the mother of Angie’s first love Julian, now a high-powered New York defence attorney who returns to their rural Colorado hometown to assist with the case.
But Julian’s arrival stirs up secrets buried in his and Angie’s past – mistakes with far-reaching and damaging consequences. And as the verdict that will decide Nora’s fate looms, the two families find themselves confronted with the same heart-wrenching questions: what will they will fight to hold on to, and what must they be prepared to let go?
When applying for copies, please ensure you include details of your club, as well as your postal address and the name to mark the parcel FAO.
