--- product_id: 650547482 title: "Penance: The 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY" price: "78.25 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/650547482-penance-the-unmissable-banger-alice-slater-from-the-author-boy store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Penance: The 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY **Price:** 78.25 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Penance: The 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY - **How much does it cost?** 78.25 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/650547482-penance-the-unmissable-banger-alice-slater-from-the-author-boy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Penance: The 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY : Clark, Eliza: desertcart.in: Books Review: “It’s sad to see the Violets of the world getting left behind like that, isn’t it?” - This book follows three teenage girls who were found guilty of the murder of a high school girl. I think that's the only thing you need to know going into this. Following the synopsis, you know its going to be a dark crime almost thriller literary fiction. It explores themes on teenage girls, grief, hysteria (since the female rage is often in such cases depicted as that phenomena ~ a grouped psychosis if you will), tumblr crime fandoms/ fanfics, blur of the bully and the bullied, group Psychosis × mental illness, cult girlhood vibes, beliefs in the paranormal (interplay on the dead and living), trauma, loneliness, hypersexualization by the male gaze of teenage *murderer* girls, sexuality/ queerness, sexual violence, obsession and revenge. The narrative style of this book was mix media - featuring podcasts via dialogues, interviews and a very unreliable male narrator who tries to present the case without any bias. Besides the pacing (which is slow in someparts and I guess understandably so), there's not much I'd nit pick as this book is imo quite brilliant. You get very morally grey teenage girls - which I think is a very ironical things seeing that starting from teenage years we all really start blurring the black and white /good and evil lines - here it's just upped the notch where even the victim of the murd*r isn't entirely innocent. The crime here tho is like a collection of broken pieces of mirror - so many of these themes I noted above played a part in the act which gives you a lot to think about; how perhaps one starts mirroring what all morbid gruesome true crime media one consumes/ Or how the one who ships two kil/er$ and writes fanfics on them starts replicating their actions so much so that they become them/ & how it is through these things that the 3rd person are able to give proof of their capability of killi£g = adding that *conveniently solving the puzzle* notion where you say that it was trauma that led to this tragedy. But is that really the case? That's what this book makes you think..Doing a great job at leaving you reeling with its grotesque realness. Review: Really good read if very uncomfortable in places. Would have been 5 stars but I thought it lost a little momentum in final chapters ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #196,590 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #967 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery #1,148 in Mysteries (Books) #1,269 in Thrillers and Suspense | | Country of Origin | United Kingdom | | Customer Reviews | 3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (2,216) | | Dimensions | 13 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm | | Edition | Main | | Generic Name | Book | | ISBN-10 | 0571371787 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0571371785 | | Importer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd | | Item Weight | 370 g | | Language | English | | Net Quantity | 364.00 Grams | | Packer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd | | Print length | 448 pages | | Publication date | 2 May 2024 | | Publisher | Faber & Faber | ## Images ![Penance: The 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/815b8g2GVBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It’s sad to see the Violets of the world getting left behind like that, isn’t it?” *by D***C on 6 March 2024* This book follows three teenage girls who were found guilty of the murder of a high school girl. I think that's the only thing you need to know going into this. Following the synopsis, you know its going to be a dark crime almost thriller literary fiction. It explores themes on teenage girls, grief, hysteria (since the female rage is often in such cases depicted as that phenomena ~ a grouped psychosis if you will), tumblr crime fandoms/ fanfics, blur of the bully and the bullied, group Psychosis × mental illness, cult girlhood vibes, beliefs in the paranormal (interplay on the dead and living), trauma, loneliness, hypersexualization by the male gaze of teenage *murderer* girls, sexuality/ queerness, sexual violence, obsession and revenge. The narrative style of this book was mix media - featuring podcasts via dialogues, interviews and a very unreliable male narrator who tries to present the case without any bias. Besides the pacing (which is slow in someparts and I guess understandably so), there's not much I'd nit pick as this book is imo quite brilliant. You get very morally grey teenage girls - which I think is a very ironical things seeing that starting from teenage years we all really start blurring the black and white /good and evil lines - here it's just upped the notch where even the victim of the murd*r isn't entirely innocent. The crime here tho is like a collection of broken pieces of mirror - so many of these themes I noted above played a part in the act which gives you a lot to think about; how perhaps one starts mirroring what all morbid gruesome true crime media one consumes/ Or how the one who ships two kil/er$ and writes fanfics on them starts replicating their actions so much so that they become them/ & how it is through these things that the 3rd person are able to give proof of their capability of killi£g = adding that *conveniently solving the puzzle* notion where you say that it was trauma that led to this tragedy. But is that really the case? That's what this book makes you think..Doing a great job at leaving you reeling with its grotesque realness. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by M***E on 18 March 2025* Really good read if very uncomfortable in places. Would have been 5 stars but I thought it lost a little momentum in final chapters ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by K***R on 24 January 2024* at some points i truly felt like i had whiplash, but after about 30% of the way through, it picked up and i got my bearings. the writing is solid and the different voices throughout kept the story engaging. ## Frequently Bought Together - Penance: The 'unmissable banger' ALICE SLATER from the author of BOY PARTS and SHE'S ALWAYS HUNGRY - She's Always Hungry: 'Playful, sometimes depraved and often laugh-out-loud funny' Colin Walsh - Boy Parts --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/650547482-penance-the-unmissable-banger-alice-slater-from-the-author-boy](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/650547482-penance-the-unmissable-banger-alice-slater-from-the-author-boy) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-12*