Charlotte Paradise‘s ‘accomplished and hopeful debut’ (Madeline Docherty) Overspill has been selected for The Bookseller‘s Audio Quarterly spotlight!

In the preview, Bookseller expert Julie Vuong described it as the following:

‘Debut novel following a 20-something discovering how to navigate a new relationship on her own terms and within her comfort zones.’

Sara is twenty-five. She has never used a tampon without having a panic attack.

She starts dating Miles. For three months, they don’t touch. Miles respects her boundaries, though he longs for them to melt away. Sara desires Miles, but she knows her body, or rather she knows it is an unknowable thing.

Sara wants to be in love, to find a person who allows her to be herself. Someone who is happy with everything she is and everything she isn’t. Miles hopes he won’t hurt her.

But how do you navigate a relationship for which there is no blueprint? How do you love someone when your body is not your own, and how do you reclaim it?

Overspill is a luminous, shattering debut about love, trauma and self-acceptance, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors.

Overspill is out this spring! Pre-order your copy here, or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

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