![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilde: I’ve been a fan of Kristen Stewart for years, so her relationship with the media was on my mind while I was writing this. Frankly, if I had known more about gaslighting and emotional manipulation growing up, I would have recognised harmful relationships sooner and potentially saved myself a lot of hurt, so I think it’s important that we discuss it more openly as a society. It’s something that can be so subtle and pervasive that oftentimes we don’t even notice it until someone points it out to us, like Chloe does with Emmy in the book. ![]() I think that kind of emotional abuse is, unfortunately, very common – not just in romantic relationships, but within families and friendships also. Wilde: A lot of it stemmed from my own experiences with toxic people and gaslighting behaviour. It’s like you took the stereotype of the “cool parent” and showed us: “no, this is neglect.” How did you come up with those dynamics? With Jessie and Emmy, we rarely see same-sex emotional abuse addressed and Emmy’s parents are so emotionally destructive in how they truly do not care about their daughter. TMS: Two things I really enjoyed about this book, on top of all the other wonderful things, was that it broadened the idea of what abuse can look like. ![]()
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