Acts of Desperation

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD

''Crushing...intensely vital'' Observer

''It''s impossible to tear yourself away'' The Times

''Such brilliant writing about female desire...honest and visceral'' Marian Keyes

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 unpred...