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"A love story like no other."--Karl Ove Knausgaard "Hot as viscera." --The New Republic A "blistering anti-romance" (Catherine Lacey) about love addiction and what it does to us.Wouldn't I do anything to reverse my loss, the absence of him? In 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... Part breathless confession, part lucid critique, Acts of Desperation renders 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? Heralding the arrival of a stunning new literary talent, Acts of Desperation interrogates the nature of fantasy, desire, and power, challenging us to reckon honestly with our own insatiability.

When a 10-year-old child is suspected of a violent crime, her family must face the truth about their past in this haunting, propulsive, psychologically keen story about class, trauma, and family secrets from "huge literary talent" (Karl Ove Knausgaard). FINALIST FOR THE FALLON BOOK CLUB SELECTION It's 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition and a brisk disregard for the "peasants" -- ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star seems set to rise when he stumbles across a sensational scoop: a dead child on a London estate, grieving parents beloved across the neighborhood, and the finger of suspicion pointing at one reclusive family of Irish immigrants and "bad apples" the Greens. At their heart sits Carmel: beautiful, otherworldly, broken, and once destined for a future beyond her circumstances until life - and love - got in her way. Crushed by failure and surrounded by disappointment, there's nowhere for her to go and no chance of escape. Now, with the police closing in on a suspect and the tabloids hunting their monster, she must confront the secrets and silences that have trapped her family for so many generations.

When a 10-year-old child is suspected of a violent crime, her family must face the truth about their past in this haunting, propulsive, psychologically keen story about class, trauma, and family secrets from "huge literary talent" (Karl Ove Knausgaard). FINALIST FOR THE FALLON BOOK CLUB SELECTION It's 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition and a brisk disregard for the "peasants" -- ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star seems set to rise when he stumbles across a sensational scoop: a dead child on a London estate, grieving parents beloved across the neighborhood, and the finger of suspicion pointing at one reclusive family of Irish immigrants and "bad apples" the Greens. At their heart sits Carmel: beautiful, otherworldly, broken, and once destined for a future beyond her circumstances until life - and love - got in her way. Crushed by failure and surrounded by disappointment, there's nowhere for her to go and no chance of escape. Now, with the police closing in on a suspect and the tabloids hunting their monster, she must confront the secrets and silences that have trapped her family for so many generations.

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…We’re all looking to get what we want – but do we know what we need?

*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**SHORTLISTED FOR FICTION – 2023 NERO BOOK AWARDS*After the death of a young girl, the finger of suspicion is pointing at one reclusive family…‘Ambitious and original’ DAVID NICHOLLS‘Gripping… A triumph’ SUNDAY TIMESIt’s 1990 in London and, after the death of a young girl on an estate, the finger of suspicion is pointing at one reclusive Irish family: the Greens.At their heart sits Carmel: beautiful, other-worldly, and once destined for a future beyond her circumstances until life – and love – got in her way. Now, as the scandal unfolds and the tabloids hunt their monster, she must confront the secrets and silences that have trapped her family for so many generations.A DAILY TELEGRAPH, TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Daring, brilliant… Bold and beautiful’ DAILY TELEGRAPH‘A compulsive read’ THE TIMES‘Heartbreaking’ VOGUE

*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**SHORTLISTED FOR FICTION - 2023 NERO BOOK AWARDS*After the death of a young girl, the finger of suspicion is pointing at one reclusive family…‘Ambitious and original’ DAVID NICHOLLS‘Gripping… A triumph’ SUNDAY TIMESIt’s 1990 in London and, after the death of a young girl on an estate, the finger of suspicion is pointing at one reclusive Irish family: the Greens.At their heart sits Carmel: beautiful, other-worldly, and once destined for a future beyond her circumstances until life – and love – got in her way. Now, as the scandal unfolds and the tabloids hunt their monster, she must confront the secrets and silences that have trapped her family for so many generations.***A DAILY TELEGRAPH, TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR***‘Daring, brilliant… Bold and beautiful’ DAILY TELEGRAPH‘A compulsive read’ THE TIMES‘Heartbreaking’ VOGUE

Jazvitelno chestnyj, mrachno smeshnoj roman o toksichnykh otnoshenijakh molodoj zhenschiny s krasivym, no kholodnym muzhchinoj. Istorija rasskazana v vide vnutrennego monologa, geroinja pytaetsja ponjat, v chem sut istinnykh zhelanij zhenschiny, ee nenasytnosti, ljubovnoj zavisimosti. I pochemu zhenschina gotova na ljubye akty otchajanija, lish by oschutit sebja ljubimoj, pochemu zhenschina zachastuju chuvstvuet sebja zhivoj, tolko kogda ona nakhoditsja v otnoshenijakh, dazhe esli otnoshenija dlja nee muchitelny.- Nominatsija na premiju Dilana Tomasa- Luchshaja kniga mesjatsa po versii zhurnala Glamour- Luchshaja kniga goda po versii zhurnala Time- Luchshij debjut goda po versii chitatelej na knizhnom portale Goodreads- Luchshij debjut 2021 goda po versii gazety ObserverMegan Nolan pishet s pronzitelnoj iskrennostju, ona ne boitsja pokazat sebja ujazvimoj, ona tochna v opisanii malejshij njuansov chuvstv i antichuvstv. Ochen strastnyj roman o soblazne samorazrushenija, o popytkakh obresti tsennost v sobstvennykh glazakh i v glazakh drugikh.Ketrin LejsiMuchitelnaja khronika protivorechivykh, bespokojnykh i tak znakomykh mnogim zhenschinam romanticheskikh otnoshenij. Proza Nolan prosto sijaet blagodarja svoej tochnosti i iskrennosti. Pronzitelnoe, pochti izvraschennoe samosoznanie ee geroini-rasskazchitsy delaet ee istoriju odnovremenno i pechalnoj, i buntarskoj. Megan Nolan - neverojatno svezhij golos v literature.Los Angeles TimesPerevodchik: Kartsivadze Ljubov Alekseevna

I Desperat gjerninger undersøker Meg Nolan kvinnelig begjær, umettelige behov, kjærlighetsavhengighet og hvordan det har seg at en kvinne fortsatt kan trenge kjærlighet til en mann for å få seg til å føle seg ekte.Vi leter alle etter det vi vil ha – men vet vi hva vi trenger?En ung kvinne treffer en vakker mann. Hun faller umiddelbart for ham. Etter hvert føler hun seg helt i hans makt. Unnsett hvor mye hun innser at forholdet ikke er bra for henne, klarer hun ikke løsrive seg.«En kjærlighetshistorie uten sidestykke.»Karl Ove Knausgård«Utrolig ærlig og inderlig.»Marian Keyes

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"En debutroman, der allerede føles som en klassiker," 5 stjerner, Berlingske"Irsk debutant med klassikerpotentiale," 5 stjerner, Kristeligt DagbladHun er 23 år gammel og optaget af jagten på kærlighed. Han er lidt ældre end hende og den smukkeste mand, hun nogensinde har set. Deres kærlighedsforhold udvikler sig lynhurtigt og bliver snart til et altopslugende væsen, som ikke lader tid tilbage til venner, familie eller til at passe sit arbejde. Hovedpersonen slynger og bøjer sin personlighed og sit liv omkring kæresten Ciaran i et forsøg på at tilfredsstille ham, men Ciaran er ofte sur, han er kontrollerende, han skriver til sin danske model-eks-kæreste, og hovedpersonens forsøg på at tilpasse sig hans luner gør hende ulykkelig: ”Hvordan kunne det være, at en kvinde som mig havde brug for en mands kærlighed for at føle mig som et menneske, for at føle, jeg havde gjort mig fortjent til livet?”Desperate handlinger er en roman om at droppe sit studie, fordi man alligevel altid har tømmermænd, om ikke at komme på arbejde, fordi man hellere vil dyrke sex, om at forme sig selv om et andet menneske, fordi man håber på, det menneske kan give en det liv, som man drømmer om, om den angstfyldte følelse, der kan opstå, når man opdager, at det kan det andet menneske ikke. Desperate handlinger er kvik og sjov, alvorlig og rå, som den beskriver kærligheden, når kærligheden er fuld af svære følelser og jalousi.Desperate handlinger har fået massiv ros fra anmelderne og har også fået denne linje fra Karl Ove Knausgård: ”Megan Nolan er et kolossalt litterært talent, og hendes første roman Desperate handlinger er en kærlighedshistorie som ingen andre. Sproget er intenst og ærligt og med en sjælden adgang til det virkelige liv.”MEGAN NOLAN blev født i 1990 i Waterford, Irland, og bor nu i London. Hun har skrevet essays, anmeldelser og litteraturstof for The New York Times, The Guardian og The Sunday Times. Desperate handlinger er hendes debutroman.