On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we welcome back Colleen McKeegan to discuss her sophomore novel, Riptide, a heartfelt and suspenseful story about two sisters returning to their childhood beachfront home who are forced to confront their traumatic past when a body washes ashore. We chat with Colleen about the two sisters at the heart of Riptide, Kimmy and Erin, and their complicated bond, weaving from their high school years and their present-day lives in their early 30s; the use of this dual timeline to build tension and explore the ways the past infects the present; the nostalgia of the early 2000s; the themes of female desire, slut-shaming, and the portrayal of sex in the novel; and finding that perfect title. Riptide is out now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices