In her final university year, a psychology undergraduate grapples with a complicated romantic fixation on a computer science postgraduate. To Rest Our Minds and Bodies explores the complexities of first love—unrequited, yet not entirely so—while delving into challenging themes like gender dynamics, conflicting desires, consent, and the fragile mental health of Gen Z. Armstrong examines the nature of experience, tracing the breakdown of a young woman’s identity and her connection to the physical world in a compelling anti-Bildungsroman debut.