Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
Our unnamed narrator encounters a charismatic writer named Ciaran in the first scene of this intriguing gut-punching novel and, despite her better judgment, falls entirely under his spell. He unexpectedly rejects her after a brief, all-consuming affair, driving her into a spiral of jealousy, obsession, and longing. She vows to protect him and his love at all costs if he ever comes back to her, even if it kills her.
Acts of Desperation portrays a consciousness split between revolt and submission, escaping humiliation and eroticizing it, and loving and being lovable. It is equal parts frenzied confession and lucid analysis. Nolan deconstructs one of life’s most baffling mysteries: Why do we want what we want, and how do we desire it? with disturbing, electric accuracy.
Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan
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Acts of Desperation, heralding the emergence of a brilliant new literary talent, question the nature of fantasy, desire, and power while pressing us to face our own insatiability head-on. It explores the consequences of a short-lived, destructive relationship as well as the self-defeating impulse of a woman who wants to see herself reflected in another person’s eyes in order to feel real. Karl Ove Knausgaard and Catherine Pew have both endorsed it, therefore I believe it will be a big hit.
