Megan Abbott

Which is always the case, right?

With siblings.

Yes, totally.

And, and, you know, for all women, money is never just about money, you know, it's about safety, security, power, freedom.

So I wanted to have these three sisters that could sort of exemplify all those different versions.

Um,

And that became a way to do it.

And, you know, I almost always write about complicated relationships between and among women.

I'm just endlessly fascinated by it.

I don't have any sisters.

So I think sisters are an ongoing preoccupation for me for just that reason.

Did you want to have sisters growing up?

Probably not.

You know, I had really intense female friendships, which often feel like that, but

That's true.

I do.

I, you know, I'm very close with my brother who's a year older than me.

And, you know, your siblings in general, I do feel like you're kind of veterans from the same war.

You know, you all had the war being your childhood.

So you have all this stuff you went through and you handle it differently.