Tender, brutal, devastating, Overspill is the debut novel from incredible new literary talent, Charlotte Paradise.

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.

Praise for Overspill:

“Charlotte Paradise is a wonder and Overspill is a tender, intimate and sometimes brutal love story about how we can fall in love our bodies. This book will break your heart, mend it, and send you away with hope that things can be better and that you may just fall in love with your body again after spending so many years fighting against it.”  -Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb.

“The writing in Overspill is compulsive; intricate but never overwritten. Paradise brings the reader on a journey of both pleasure and pain, detailing the cyclical nature of trauma and finally giving way to reveal the truth at the centre of the work, which is that this is a story about self-love. An accomplished and hopeful debut.” -Madeline Docherty, author of Gender Theory.

‘Overspill is a sensitive, compelling exploration of trauma, love, and the things that get lost in translation between bodies and minds. Wrought in gorgeous, tender prose, it announces Charlotte Paradise as a searing new voice.’ Erin Kelly

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