The Damages
Sharp and propulsive, The Damages is an engrossing novel set in motion by the disappearance of a student during an ice storm, and explores themes of memory, trauma, friendship, and identity.
What I remember best about that week in January is trying to keep track of all the lies I told.
1997: For Ros, starting university at Regis is an opportunity for reinvention—a chance to be seen as interesting, to be accepted by the in-crowd, and maybe even get a boyfriend. But when she meets her roommate, Megan, with her pleated jeans and horse-print bedding, she sees her as a social liability. Outside of their dorm room, Ros distances herself from Megan and quickly befriends the cool kids, seeking status at all costs.…
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July 25, 2023
GENEVIEVE SCOTT is a Canadian writer. Her first novel, Catch My Drift, was published in 2018 with Goose Lane Editions. Genevieve’s short fiction has been published in literary journals in Canada and the UK, including The New Quarterly, the White Wall Review, and the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology. Her short films have screened at festivals worldwide, and she was Story Editor for the 2020 Canadian feature film “Jump, Darling,” starring past Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman. Genevieve holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She teaches writing at the Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach. As a volunteer, she mentors at-risk teen writers through the LA-based…
