Catalina

ISBN: 0374119759

Author: Jacobs, Liska

Condition: New

A magnetic, provocative debut novel chronicling a young womans downward spiral following the end of an affairElsa Fisher is headed for rock bottom. At least, thats her plan. She has just been fired from MoMA on the heels of an affair with her married boss, and she retreats to Los Angeles to blow her severance package on whatever it takes to numb the pain. Her abandoned crew of college friends (childhood friend Charlotte and her wayward husband, Jared; and Elsas ex-husband, Robby) receive her with open arms, and, thinking shes on vacation, a plan to celebrate their reunion on a booze-soaked sailing trip to Catalina Island.But Elsa doesnt want to celebrate. She is lost, lonely, and full of rage, and only wants to sink as low as the drugs and alcohol will take her. On Catalina, her determined unraveling and recklessness expose painful memories and dark desires, putting everyone in the group at risk.With the creeping menace of Patricia Highsmith and the bender-chic of Bret Easton Ellis, Liska Jacobs brings you inside the mind of an angry, reckless young woman hell-bent on destruction-every page taut with the knowledge that Elsas path does not lead to a happy place. Catalina is a compulsive, deliciously dark exploration of beauty, love, and friendship, and the sometimes toxic desires that drive us.