In Defence of the Act Audiobook

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Are we more like a coffee bean a carrot or an egg What happens to us when we are boiled in the trials and tribulations of life

Jessica Miller is fascinated by the somewhat perplexing tendency of humans to end their own lives but she secretly believes such acts may not be that bad after all Or at least she did

Jessica is coming to terms with her own relationships and reflecting on what it means to be queer when a single event throws everything she once believed into doubt Can she still defend the act

In death obsessed scientist Jess Effie Black has created one of the freshest most engaging characters Ive encountered in years In Defence of the Act is a whipsmart exploration of what it means to truly liveFresh thoughtprovoking and at times surprisingly funny

Laura Wilkinson
Author of Skin Deep