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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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loved the story and the readers voice was comforting - a little hard to understand bc of the accent but im not a native english speaker so thats probably why

relatable

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Beautiful writing with a highly relatable storyline. Thank you for creating. Wonderful audio performance too!

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