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Acts of Desperation

By: Megan Nolan
Narrated by: Lauren Coe
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Love was the final consolation, would set ablaze the fields of my life in one go, leaving nothing behind. I thought of it as a force which would clean me and by its presence make me worthy of it. There was no religion in my life after early childhood and a great faith in love was what I had cultivated instead. Oh, don't laugh at me for this, for being a woman who says this to you. I hear myself speak.

Even now, even after all that took place between us, I can still feel how moved I am by him. Ciaran was that downy, darkening blond of a baby just leaving its infancy. He was the most beautiful man I had ever seen. None of it mattered in the end; what he looked like, who he was, the things he would do to me. To make a beautiful man love and live with me had seemed - obviously, intuitively - the entire point of life. My need was greater than reality, stronger than the truth, more savage than either of us would eventually bear. How could it be true that a woman like me could need a man's love to feel like a person, to feel that I was worthy of life? And what would happen when I finally wore him down and took it?

©2021 Megan Nolan (P)2021 Penguin Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Women's Fiction

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Extraordinarily thought provoking piece. Disturbingly accurate dissection of a relationship. More an experience than a listen.

Moving, disturbing, thought-provoking. Loved it!

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This book did not disappoint!
Beautifully sad , frank and incredibly relatable, I only wish I had been able to read it when I was younger. I look forward to whatever Megan Nolan does next.

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really enjoyed this. original, compelling and intelligent story. would highly recommend 😊 great narrator with a lovely Irish accent that was a pleasure to listen to

great story

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The unconscious is always present . Hiding out of sight but taking control and leading the way . This in a complex journey that we as humans will all recognise. The underlying shame of what’s behind the decisions we make. I’m blown away by the authors ability’s to exist so entirely with compassion and understanding in minds if the the character she had made .

unconscious adored

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Poignant and evocative, I gobbled this up (both in audio book and paper copy) - highly recommend.

Loved it from beginning to end

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