What if your father was the danger and no one believed you?

In her breathtaking debut novel From Error to Error, Monika Killeen delivers an unflinching portrayal of trauma, resilience, and the silent systems that allow abuse to thrive. This is not just another story of survival—it is a literary reckoning with the past that shaped an entire life.

Told through the perspective of Meli, a daughter raised under the iron control of a father whose temper bordered on the violent and whose cruelty left invisible scars, From Error to Error begins in a home where the only escape was invisibility. “For my birthday, I wanted to be invisible,” Meli recalls in one of the novel’s many unforgettable lines. What follows is a sweeping, emotionally layered exploration of how trauma is not just experienced—it’s inherited, absorbed, and eventually passed on unless someone breaks the cycle.

Spanning decades and countries, the novel follows Meli’s migration from Eastern Europe to London and finally to the remote islands of New Zealand. But she soon realizes that no matter how far you run, trauma doesn’t stay behind—it travels with you.

The novel also takes a brave look at motherhood—how it forces us to reencounter our own childhood, and how children, like Meli’s witty daughter Hermione, often say the things we didn’t know we needed to hear. Through love, therapy, and unflinching self-examination, Meli doesn’t just relive her story—she rewrites it.

The novel explores major themes such as:

• Generational trauma
• The intersection of gender, power, and control
• Motherhood and identity
• The immigrant experience
• The complicated aftermath of abuse

Through vivid, atmospheric writing, the novel immerses the reader in 1990s Prague, where Meli finds fleeting freedom through friends, lovers, and rebellion. It also transports us to New Zealand, where she attempts to build a life defined by peace, not fear. But old wounds resurface through her child, her relationships, and her own inner voice. The past is never truly past until it's faced.

Killeen’s debut is both literary and accessible, deeply personal yet universally relevant. In a world that often encourages women to be quiet, From Error to Error is a courageous act of speaking up—and it refuses to be ignored.

About the Author:

Monika Killeen is a writer and psychotherapist whose work explores themes of trauma, healing, cultural identity, and the female experience. With roots in Central Europe and a life spanning several countries, Killeen brings a unique perspective to her fiction.

Book Name: From Error To Error

Author Name: Monika Killeen

ISBN Number: 1968615113

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