“I adored this book. Surreal, addictive and hot, magic passes through these pages with the ease of a desert breeze. Deeply relatable for the heartbroken and insatiable, my time reading Heatstroke felt indulgent, imbuing me with the brilliant, unbothered viciousness of its characters.” —Aurora Stewart de Peña, author of Julius Julius

“Maniacally entertaining and darkly absurd, Meredyth Cole’s debut is a wicked spiral into psychic pain, surreal coming-of-age and the decadent madness of female artistic genius. . . . Compulsively readable and unexpected, this novel will delight and provoke. Prepare to cackle loudly and worry for the young narrator. Cole is a thrilling writer to watch.” —Lindsay Wong, author of Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies

“A rollicking, hilarious road trip. . . . For fans of Mona Awad, this is a sensual, absurd, laugh-out-loud tale of the lasting horror of romantic obsession. It asks the most terrifying existential question of all: How does a woman get over anyone?” —Arizona O’Neill, author of Opioids and Organs

“A compelling novel residing within the intersectional space—much larger than we may always wish to admit—between heartbreak and literary creation. Heatstroke’s Faustian bargain appears to make a deal with metaphor itself, and its irresistible prose moves us effortlessly between genres and consciousnesses.” —Madhur Anand, author of To Place a Rabbit