Sunburn & Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth - 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Sunburn
Heap Earth Upon It

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Verve Books
Age Range: Adult (18+)

Overview
This two-book paperback collection brings together Sunburn and Heap Earth Upon It, both by acclaimed Irish novelist Chloe Michelle Howarth. Sunburn, her celebrated debut, is a tender, aching coming-of-age love story set against the backdrop of rural 1990s Ireland, while Heap Earth Upon It continues her exploration of identity, longing, and the quiet dramas of ordinary lives. Together, these novels showcase a distinctive new voice in contemporary literary fiction, perfect for readers who love emotionally rich, character-driven storytelling with a strong sense of place and a keen understanding of the human heart.

About the Books
Chloe Michelle Howarth's debut novel, Sunburn, introduces readers to Lucy, a teenage girl growing up in the small, close-knit town of Crossmore in the early 1990s, where expectations about who she should love and who she should become weigh heavily on her heart. The novel traces her first experience of forbidden love with unflinching honesty and lyrical intimacy, capturing the intensity of first attraction, first loss, and the courage it takes to be truly seen in a community that prefers silence. Readers and critics have praised the novel's unflinching look at queer identity, teenage longing, and religious guilt, and it was shortlisted for a number of literary accolades following its release.

Heap Earth Upon It is Howarth's follow-up novel, continuing her signature style of close, atmospheric storytelling rooted in Irish landscapes and interior lives. As with Sunburn, the novel centers ordinary people navigating extraordinary emotional terrain, with Howarth's prose prized for its warmth, precision, and emotional candor. Fans of her debut will recognize the same tender attentiveness to character and place that made Sunburn such a widely discussed first novel.

Packaged together as a brand-new paperback set, these two novels offer readers a chance to experience the full arc of Howarth's early fiction in one collection, ideal for fans of literary coming-of-age stories, queer fiction, and contemporary Irish writing. Both novels highlight why Howarth has become one of the most talked-about new voices in Irish fiction.

Key Benefits

• Two full-length novels by acclaimed Irish author Chloe Michelle Howarth
• Includes her praised debut, Sunburn, plus her follow-up, Heap Earth Upon It
• Lyrical, emotionally rich fiction for fans of coming-of-age and queer love stories
• Brand new paperback copies, ideal for reading or gifting
• Great for book clubs, summer reading, or literary fiction lovers
• Compact, durable paperback format, easy to pack and share

Book-by-Book Guide
Sunburn — Howarth's debut follows Lucy through a forbidden first love in 1990s rural Ireland.
Heap Earth Upon It — Howarth's second novel continues her atmospheric, character-driven style.

About the Author
Chloe Michelle Howarth is an Irish novelist born in July 1996 and raised in the West Cork countryside, an upbringing that has deeply informed her fiction. She studied English, Media and Cultural Studies at IADT in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, and now lives in Brighton. Her debut novel, Sunburn, was published in 2023 and quickly established her as a distinctive new voice in literary fiction, earning shortlist recognition and praise for its honest portrayal of first love and queer identity. She has since continued writing acclaimed fiction, including Heap Earth Upon It.

Why You'll Love This Set
This brand-new paperback set pairs two emotionally resonant novels from a rising literary star, making it a wonderful gift for birthdays, holidays, book club picks, graduations, or summer reading. Fans of atmospheric, character-driven fiction and quiet, moving love stories will treasure this thoughtfully packaged collection for years to come, again and again.

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