Emma Healey's new novel 'Sweat' explores the dark realm of coercive relationships and an obsession with perfection, inspired by her own experiences with an unhealthy exercise regime after childbirth.
The protagonist Cassie becomes ensnared in a controlling relationship with her personal trainer, Liam, reflecting Healey's own struggles with obsessive behaviors linked to fitness and body image.
Healey reveals that what she initially considered darkly humorous within her book appeared to her husband as deeply sad, pushing her to confront how these themes connect to reality.
In writing 'Sweat', Healey dives deep into psychological aspects of self-control, exposing the fine line between discipline and harm in pursuit of approval and perfection.
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