This is the story of the women left behind.īlending 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 our cultural obsession with crime stories, and asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the minds of violent men. And Saffy, the detective hot on his trail, is devoted to bringing bad men to justice but struggling to see her own life clearly. Danya Kukafka’s brilliant sophomore novel, Notes on an Execution, took top honors as the best book I read in 2021. Hazel, twin sister to his wife, is forced to watch helplessly as the relationship threatens to devour them all. Danya Kukafka's Notes on an Execution is an irresistible, unbearably tense thriller a poignant, deeply compassionate tale of resilience and a vital intervention in the way we talk about violent crime, its endless reverberations and foremost its survivors., This novel is defiantly populated with living women. Lavender, Ansel's mother, is a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation. Books Add to Wishlist Notes on an Execution: A Novel by Danya Kukafka 4.4 (28) Hardcover 23.49 27.99 Save 16 Hardcover 23.49 eBook 11. Ansel doesn't want to die he wants to be celebrated, understood.Īs the clock ticks down, three women uncover the history of a tragedy and the long shadow it casts. He knows what he's done, and now awaits the same fate he forced on those girls, years ago. Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours.
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