You Exist Too Much

Zusatztext You Exist Too Much is a first novel that is exquisitely written and crafted with a compelling lightness of touch Informationen zum Autor Zaina Arafat Klappentext ' You Exist Too Much takes you on a dizzying tour of love addiction, rehab, homophobia, betrayal, obsession and the aching need for a mother's unconditional love. At different times throughout, you'll find the protagonist needy, reckless and selfish but also smart, intuitive and trapped between two cultures - because as we all know, humans are nothing if not complicated' Stylist In Brooklyn, a young woman 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 its protagonist, 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. Vorwort Set between the US and the Middle East, this is an electrifying coming-of-age story about love, identity and sexual desire against the backdrop of traditional values and religious views. Zusammenfassung Set between the US and the Middle East, this is an electrifying coming-of-age story about love, identity and sexual desire against the backdrop of traditional values and religious views.

Product details

• Authors: Zaina Arafat, ZAINA ARAFAT
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780349701776
• ISBN: 978-0-349-70177-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Sense of place, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / General