Overspill

Tender, brutal, devastating, OVERSPILL is the debut novel from incredible new literary talent, Charlotte Paradise, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors

'This book will break your heart, mend it, and send you away with hope' Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb

A gorgeous, aching, generous novel – this is the kind of book that demands to be passed between friends Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors

'Paradise brings the reader on a journey of both pleasure and pain' Madeline Docherty, author of Gender Theory

‘With fluid prose reminiscent of both Jessica Andrews' watercolour-esque writing and Coco Mellors' sculpted syntax’ Jessie Elland, author of The Ladie Upstairs

‘Raw, heart-breakingly precise and utterly luminous' Ella McLeod, author of Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair

‘A groundbreaking debut and one that readers will love to share between friends.' NB Magazine

'I was more emotionally invested in the characters that I have been in a long' Molly Aitken

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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?

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Readers adore OVERSPILL…

'This book is not just an incredible read it's essential'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Unashamedly explores the barriers to female desire and the ways our bodies tell us what we've been trying to ignore'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'One of the most tender, powerful and emotionally heavy books I've read. I couldn't give this any less than five stars and I'd recommend it to everyone'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Hugely moving'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book has made me face some of my own hang ups and encouraged me to have open conversations. It’s not the point of the story, but it’s made me feel braver. I’m very very glad I read it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

© 2025 Akan Books (Lydbog): 9780008560027

Release date

Lydbog: 24. april 2025