Acts of Desperation
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Average rating4.3
15
The female narrator falls completely into the power of a male writer. When he suddenly rejects her, she resolves to hang on to him and his love at all costs...even if it destroys her.
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Better than Sally Rooney for me. Acts of Desperation is the story of a doomed relationship, between the narrator and Ciaran, whom she'd spotted from afar, and daringly approached. Ciaran, half-Danish, however, is still really in love with his ex-girlfriend, Freja. Our narrator's worship of him is doomed. Full review on my blog: https://annabookbel.net/reading-the-sunday-times-young-writer-award-shortlist
