You Exist Too Much

About this book

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 Arafats powerful debut novel traces her protagonists 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.