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A magnetic, provocative debut novel chronicling a young woman's downward spiral following the end of any affairElsa Fisher is headed for rock bottom. At least, that's her plan. She's just been fired from MoMA on the heels of any affair with her wedded boss, and she retreats to Los Angeles to blow her severance package on whatever it takes to numb the pain. Her forgotten crew of college friends (youth friend Charlotte and her wayward man, Jared; and Elsa's ex-husband, Robby) acquire her with open arms, and, thinking she's on vacation, an idea to rejoice their reunion over a booze-soaked sailing trip to Catalina Island.But Elsa doesn't want to rejoice. She actually is lost, lonely, and full of rage, and only wishes to sink only the alcohol and drugs will need her. On Catalina, her established unraveling and recklessness expose painful recollections and dark desires, adding everyone in the group vulnerable.Along with the creeping menace of Patricia Highsmith and the bender-chic of Bret Easton Ellis, Liska Jacobs brings you inside the mind of an irritated, reckless young woman hell-bent on devastation; every web page taut with the knowledge that Elsa's avenue does not lead to a happy place. Catalina is a compulsive, deliciously dark exploration of beauty, love, and companionship, and the sometimes dangerous desires that drive us.
