You Exist Too Much

Description

A novel of self-discovery following a Palestinian-American girl as she navigates queerness, love addiction and a series of tumultuous relationships' The Millions, One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year Told in vignettes that flash between the US and the Middle East, Zaina Arafat's powerful debut novel traces her protagonist's progress from blushing teen to creative and confused adulthood. In Brooklyn, she moves into an apartment with her first serious girlfriend and tries to content herself with their comfortable relationship. Soon, her longings, so closely hidden during her teenage years, explode out into reckless romantic encounters and obsessions with other people which results in her seeking unconventional help to face her past traumas and current demons. Opening up the fantasies and desires of one young woman caught between cultural, religious and sexual identities, You Exist Too Much is a captivating story charting two of our most intense longings - for love, and a place to call home.

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Other Editions

• You Exist Too MuchPaperbackLittle, Brown Book Group Limited2020-01-01
• You Exist Too MuchHardcoverDialogue Books2020-01-01
• You exist too muchCatapult2020-01-01
• You Exist Too MuchhardcoverCatapult2020-06-09
• You Exist Too MuchAudiobookHighbridge Co2020-10-01
• You Exist Too MuchCatapult2021-01-01