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|aMinato, Kanae|d1973-
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|aKokuhaku.|lEnglish
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|aConfessions |ba novel |cKanae Minato ; translated by Stephen Snyder.
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|a1st English language ed.
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|aNew York |bMulholland Books/Little, Brown|c2014.
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|a234 p. |c21 cm.
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|aAfter 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.
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|aTranslated from the Japanese.
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|aMiddle school teachers|vFiction.
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|aMiddle school students|vFiction.
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|aAccidents|vFiction.
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|aRevenge|vFiction.
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|aTeacher-student relationships|vFiction.
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|aDetective and mystery stories.
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|aMystery fiction.
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|aSnyder, Stephen|d1957-
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|aMystery Fiction
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