{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/554ffeb8-b1da-45e6-8d77-7aed3294cec2/f9a62a5d-847b-4155-8062-b14dc69e0c5c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Situationships' and the ambiguity surrounding queer relationships, with Naoise Dolan","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba01ab1a8cbea9623cf0a8/61ba01d3770100001581dcc9.png?height=200","description":"<p>This week, we're joined by bestselling novelist Naoise Dolan to discuss her debut book, <em>Exciting Times</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>The duo talk about the two very different central relationships in Naoise's novel and how ambiguity characterises them both in very different ways. When does a push-pull dynamic between two people become toxic? And are we overusing that word when we describe romantic relationships?</p><p><br></p><p>The pair also discuss why female novelists are almost always asked if their work is biographical, particularly when it covers sex and relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the show on Instagram at <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/millennial_love/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@millennial_love</a></p>","author_name":"The Independent"}