On today’s Complicated Conversation we chat with Katie Bishop about her debut novel, The Girls of Summer, which grapples with themes of power, sex, and consent, as it explores the complicated nature of memory and trauma––and what it takes to reframe, and reclaim, your own story. It’s a one that got away story with a #metoo twist.
We chat with Katie about structuring her novel between the past and present; the Greek island setting as a character; the effect of trauma on memory and the stories we tell ourselves to survive; idealizing young love and youth; why large age gaps are so interesting in relationships; her fortuitous path to publication; and the importance of giving voice to womens’ stories. 
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