How did your feminism inform the writing of this story?
There’s definite allegory in Thursday’s story. I’m showing you a woman breastfed into the patriarchal model. That’s all of us, isn’t it? Just now we’re starting to make noise about it. But in order to collectively gather our female voices we had to be pushed to a breaking point. I wanted to write about a woman who was pushed too far, because we’ve been pushed too far.
That ending is such a shock! Did that come to you right away, or was it something that developed organically as you wrote the story?
It developed with Thursday. She was one thing at the start of the book and another by the end. Situations change us, push us into uncomfortable realities. The more I pushed Thursday, the more reckless she became.
The Wives is set in Seattle and Portland. You also live in the Pacific Northwest, though you grew up in Florida. What drew you to such a different climate?
Heat and sunlight make me miserable. I’m my best in moody weather. Washington State is very expressive: the people, the landscape, the weather. I’m always inspired here.
What books are on your nightstand?
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood, Followers by Megan Angelo, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt.
What are you working on next?
It’s called Crawlspace, and I’ll leave it at that!
ISBN-13: 9781488054358
The Wives
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