![]() ![]() It’s more of a psychological thriller, which thoroughly examines the role that guilt plays in the lives of each of the girls, and how a promise they made to Emily’s mother prevents each of them from living a normal life. It’s not really a gripping page-turner in the sense that there’s an urgent mystery to solve or anything like that. Penance takes place over a decade after these events, in five chapters told from the point of view of each of the girls and Emily’s mother, and focuses on the aftermath of the murder, and the effect it had on each of them. ![]() The problem is, the four remaining girls can’t remember what the man looked like. One day a man approaches them while they’re playing, asks if one of them could help him for a moment, and walks off with Emily. Sae, Maki, Akiko, and Yuko were a close group of friends, joined by Emily in the summer of fourth grade, whose family just moved to their rural town. Five girls go out to play and only four come home. ![]()
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