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Podcast: Books and Beyond with Bound
Episode: 8.8 Bhavika Govil: On Growing Up, Growing Apart, and Grieving Secrets
Description: What if one secret could shatter everything you thought you knew about your family?In this episode, Bhavika Govil dives into her haunting, lyrical novel Hot Water, a coming-of-age story about the silences that pull families apart.Bhavika talks about the novel’s striking water motif and the emotional and craft challenges of writing Ashu, a 14-year-old boy and Meera, a 9-year-old girl, and trying to make them feel both real and raw.This episode takes a deep dive into understanding family dramas better, and ho...