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Lucy Vine & 'Seven Exes': Complicated Conversations Series

Lucy Vine & 'Seven Exes': Complicated Conversations Series

FromPop Fiction Women


Lucy Vine & 'Seven Exes': Complicated Conversations Series

FromPop Fiction Women

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we are joined by bestselling author Lucy Vine to discuss her delightful new romcom, Seven Exes, about a woman who decides to revisit each of her seven exes, convinced that “the one who got away” is somewhere in the reject pile. 
Kate chats with Lucy about the lifelong fascination that inspired this novel; her complicated but highly relatable protagonist, Esther; the way the movie Jerry Maguire sold women a total line about what we really need to be “complete”; how nostalgia can be a tricky fool; the importance of female friendship; whether there is such a thing as “the One”; and the ways Lucy’s recent marriage resembles a real life romcom. 
Seven Exes is out now! Buy it, borrow it, read it, and discuss it today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In Pop Fiction Women we deep-dive into the complicated women of books, movies and TV shows, along with the women that bring them to life behind the scenes. Think Fleabag and Phoebe Waller Bridge, Normal People and Sally Rooney, and so much more. In each episode you can expect us to: * Break down the protagonist as we ask what makes her complicated? * Identify the best scenes, which can mean sweetest, funniest, or most badass. Anything we love. * Recount the cringiest scenes. The ones that make you squirm. Sometimes it’s self-sabotage, sometimes it’s growth, but it’s always part of the process of becoming our complicated selves. * Play arm-chair therapist in What’s Your Damage, Heather? An homage to the iconic line in Winona Rider’s Heathers, we discuss how these characters got to be the way they are. * “What She Said” - the segment where we scour every essay and interview with the women behind the scenes and share some of our favorite first person quotes. Real life is as interesting as fiction here. * Look into our crystal ball and ponder where these characters are six months later and five years later. Typically, Kate gets very real and Carinn gets buck wild. * Provide a takeaway, aka that part in the podcast where we try to sound deep. We leave you with some parting wisdom, challenge each other with thought-provoking questions inspired by the work, and urge you to “stay complicated.”