Confessions
Title:
Confessions
Author:
Minato, Kanae, 1973-
Snyder, Stephen, 1957-
湊佳苗
ISBN:
9781444732450
Uniform Title:
Kokuhaku. English
Publication Information:
London : Mulholland Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Physical Description:
234 p. ; 20 cm
Abstract:
After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yūko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yūko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger.
Genre:
Language:
Translated from the Japanese.
Subject:
| Middle school teachers -- Fiction. |
| Middle school students -- Fiction. |
| Accidents -- Fiction. |
| Revenge -- Fiction. |
| Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction. |
| Mystery fiction. |
Summary:
After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yūko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yūko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge. Narrated in alternating voices, with twists you'll never see coming, Confessions explores the limits of punishment, despair, and tragic love, culminating in a harrowing confrontation between teacher and student that will place the occupants of an entire school in danger.