Catalog of Desire and Disappearance
by Ana Cruz
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Pub Date Jun 17 2024 | Archive Date Dec 16 2024
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Description
When Ana, a socially awkward 28-year old, finds a discarded diary on the streets of Berlin, she unwittingly uncovers a hidden world of desire, danger, and disappearance.
The diary belongs to Gabriella Meyer, a daring sex therapist living in the communist East Berlin during the 80s, where pleasure was a scarce commodity and danger lurked around every corner. As Ana delves deeper into Gabriella's life and work, she discovers that her own sexual awakening and Gabriella's sudden disappearance may be more intertwined than she ever could have imagined.
With each page of the diary revealing new secrets, Ana becomes increasingly obsessed with the enigmatic Gabriella and the dark truths that she may have hidden.
'Catalog of Desire and Disappearance' is a mesmerizing tale of passion, intrigue, and self-discovery that will leave readers breathless.
Advance Praise
'An absolute gripping story of passion, intrigue and self discovery. I have never read a book so quickly!' - Reader Review
'This is a brilliant read that had me hooked from the first page to the last.' - Reader Review
'Ana Cruz crafted very real characters that become alive on the pages, as they develop the characteristics that make them seem familiar, very much like people we all know.' - Reader Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798323159536 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 213 |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 1192602
This book was sent to me by NetGalley in exchange for an honest rate and review.
I absolutely loved this book. It was such a well thought out plot with interesting and deep characters, historically realistic in the stories of the characters and just overall a heart wrenching book about love and sexual freedom. There is representation of the LGBTQ community which I think is so important in books like these that cover topics spanning from relationships to politics and everything in between. I felt connected to and invested in the characters (main and side) throughout and truly enjoyed learning about the events recounted in the diary. The ending was the most perfect end for this book and leaves it on such a bittersweet note.
One criticism I have is that the font didn’t change when switching from Gabriella’s letters to Ana’s thoughts and feelings at the time of reading them so it was hard to identify unless the names were mentioned. Other than this I had an incredible experience with this book and would highly recommend for anyone wanting something that isn’t quite restricted to one genre!
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