S8E3 The Girls of Summer: Katie Bishop on the fallibility of memory

“Having that realisation of looking back on a memory that they really prized and valued, and realising that it was something a little bit darker and that they were perhaps taken advantage of. It is something that's really troubling for people.”

Is there a moment in your life that you look back on with nothing but fondness? A golden moment where life was perfect? How closely do you think that memory holds up to reality?

We’re all guilty of looking back with rose-tinted glasses from time-to-time - but just how fallible can our memory really be? In her debut novel The Girls of Summer, Katie Bishop plays with the concept of a memory becoming dark and twisted on reflection. The novel sees protagonist Rachel go through a number of gruelling realisations about the ‘best summer of her life’.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why you should carefully consider your use of tense.
• How writing can help you give a voice to issues close to your heart.
• Why stories don’t need plot twists to be compelling.

Find out more about Katie here.

Your host is inkjockey founder Mark Heywood.

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