Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he’s done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn’t want to die; he wants to be celebrated, understood. He hoped it wouldn’t end like this, not for him.
Through a kaleidoscope of women—a mother, a sister, a homicide detective—we learn the story of Ansel’s life. We meet his mother, Lavender, a seventeen-year-old girl pushed to desperation; Hazel, twin sister to Ansel’s wife, inseparable since birth, forced to watch helplessly as her sister’s relationship threatens to devour them all; and finally, Saffy, the homicide detective hot on his trail, who has devoted herself to bringing bad men to justice but struggles to see her own life clearly. As the clock ticks down, these three women sift through the choices that culminate in tragedy, exploring the rippling fissures that such destruction inevitably leaves in its wake.
Blending breathtaking suspense with astonishing empathy, Notes on an Execution presents a chilling portrait of womanhood as it simultaneously unravels the familiar narrative of the American serial killer, interrogating our system of justice and our cultural obsession with crime stories, asking readers to consider the false promise of looking for meaning in the psyches of violent men.
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28may3:00 pm4:30 pmMindfulness 1013:00 pm - 4:30 pm Brandon Public Library
Join Karyn Rice, a trained Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction facilitator, for a four-week introduction to mindfulness this May. During four weekly 1.5-hour sessions, you'll learn the basics of this skill
Join Karyn Rice, a trained Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction facilitator, for a four-week introduction to mindfulness this May. During four weekly 1.5-hour sessions, you'll learn the basics of this skill that has been proven to boost wellbeing. No prior experience necessary. Ages 16 and up. Hosted in the Program Room at the downtown branch of the Brandon Public Library. No fee to participate. Limited to 15 participants. Sign up by emailing programs@wmrl.ca, calling 204-727-6648, or visiting the library in person.
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