‘Some books don’t just tell a story, they name a feeling you’ve lived your whole life without words for.’
The luminous, shattering debut from an incredible new literary voice. An Audible and NetGalley top debut voice.
A tender, devastating novel about love, trauma and self-acceptance, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors.
Gorgeous, lyrical writing combines with an unflinching, visceral story that explores how women navigate a society that tells them how to feel about themselves.
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Sara doesn’t live a reckless, wild London life. She does live with a wildness, though, an unrestrainable and ferocious flurry of thoughts. She wants nothing more than to love fiercely and impolitely, even if the thought of being physical conjures anxiety as well as yearning.
When she starts dating Miles, they don’t touch. She desires him, but she knows the limits of her body. Miles respects her boundaries, though he longs for them to melt away.
As they grow closer, she must ask herself, how do you love someone when you feel like your body is not your own?
‘This book will break your heart, mend it, and send you away with hope’
– Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb
UK Publisher: Akan Books, HarperCollins
Praise:
‘Overspill is more Sally Rooney than Stephen King, a literary exploration of a woman whose life is quite literally spilling out at the seams… it explores the uncomfortable ways in which memory can haunt you all the same’ – The Bookseller
‘[Charlotte Paradise] is poised as an incredible new literary talent’ – IMAGE
‘Frank and compelling’ – Booktime
‘With fluid prose reminiscent of both Jessica Andrews’ watercolour-esque writing and Coco Mellors’ sculpted syntax, Paradise has created something remarkable’ – Jessie Elland, author of The Ladies Upstairs
‘Paradise’s prose is raw, heart-breakingly precise and utterly luminous. To be able to so deftly weave between yearning and grief is such a skill and one that Paradise has utterly mastered. And this is only her debut – I’m so excited to see where her career goes and obsessively inhale everything she writes.’ – Ella McLeod, author of Rapunzella, Or Don’t Touch My Hair
Charlotte Paradise 