{"product_id":"acts-of-desperation-meg-nolan","title":"Acts of Desperation - Megan Nolan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A love story like no other.\"--Karl Ove Knausgaard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hot as viscera.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \"blistering anti-romance\" (Catherine Lacey) about love addiction and what it does to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWouldn't I do anything to reverse my loss, the absence of him?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first scene of this provocative gut-punch of a novel, our unnamed narrator meets a magnetic writer named Ciaran and falls, against her better judgment, completely in his power. After a brief, all-consuming romance he abruptly rejects her, sending her into a tailspin of jealous obsession and longing. If he ever comes back to her, she resolves to hang onto him and his love at all costs, even if it destroys her...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart breathless confession, part lucid critique,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eActs of Desperation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erenders a consciousness split between rebellion and submission, between escaping degradation and eroticizing it, between loving and being lovable. With unsettling, electric precision, Nolan dissects one of life's most elusive mysteries: Why do we want what we want, and how do we want it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeralding the arrival of a stunning new literary talent,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eActs of Desperation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einterrogates the nature of fantasy, desire, and power, challenging us to reckon honestly with our own insatiability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Really good condition, general wear and tear \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarks\/ Annotations: None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage Count: 288 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"litsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50890140778795,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/1001\/0155\/files\/Untitleddesign_14.jpg?v=1751955081","url":"https:\/\/lit-sy.com\/products\/acts-of-desperation-meg-nolan","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}