This month, the Bookietowy Book Club will meet on October 23. 📖 We will be discussing Eliza Clark's book "Penance". ✉️ Registration: [email protected] "Penance" by Eliza Clark is a story about the brutal murder of sixteen-year-old Joan Wilson, who died on June 23, 2016, in a fire at a beach hut in the small British town of Crow-On-Sea. The perpetrators turned out to be three high school girls who knew the victim, and for years the case has been fodder for fans of sensational stories, podcasts, and online theories. The story is told from the perspective of disgraced journalist Alec Z. Carelli, who decides to investigate the case by interviewing witnesses, family, and the perpetrators, and to describe everything in a book. The novel is styled as a true crime report, exposing manipulations and toxic behaviors of online communities. The author balances on the edge of truth and fiction, touching on many threads and using linguistic stylization – the book becomes an engaging and disturbing tale about how fascination with crime can itself lead to it. 🗓️ Please confirm your attendance by email by October 21, 4:00 PM. Accessibility: - The venue is adapted to the needs of people with physical disabilities.
