She’s twenty-three and in love with love. He’s older, and the most beautiful man she’s ever seen. The affair is quickly consuming.
But this relationship is unpredictable, and behind his perfect looks is a mean streak. She’s intent on winning him over, but neither is living up to the other’s ideals. He keeps emailing his thin, glamorous ex, and she’s starting to give in to secret, shameful cravings of her own. The search for a fix is frantic, and taking a dangerous turn…
Megan Nolan lives in London and was born in Waterford, Ireland. Her essays, fiction and reviews have been published in The New York Times, The White Review, and the literary anthology Winter Papers among others. She writes a fortnightly column for the New Statesman. Acts of Desperation is her first novel.
This striking debut novel from young Irish author Megan Nolan is impressive not just for its raw and unshrinking look at the cruelties and degradation of a destructive love affair but also for the confident and mature adroitness of the author. This novel was praised and discussed in our libraries during 2021 – an exciting and original new voice for Irish fiction. Waterford City and County Libraries, Ireland
This outstanding novel of psychological fiction explores the power relations between men and women in intimate relationships with style and a depth of insight. Chicago Public Library, United States
| Author | Megan Nolan |
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| Nominating Library | Chicago Public Library, United States, Waterford City and County Libraries, Ireland |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape, Penguin Books |
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