Acts of Desperation

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. An honest, darkly funny debut novel about a toxic relationship and secret female desire, from an emerging star of Irish literature. For fans of Sally Rooney.