SuitabookWho I Was with Her
Nita Tyndall
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in after emotionally significant sections. Let the reader set the pace for discussing bereavement, relationships and coming out; they need not share personal experiences.
- Themes
- Grief and an unacknowledged relationship: After Maggie dies, Corinne grieves a relationship that was secret and feels unable to acknowledge it publicly. The plot centres on the emotional difficulty of losing someone while others do not know what the relationship meant to Corinne.
- Bisexuality and openness: Corinne knows she is bisexual but is not ready for others to know; the story describes her struggle with honesty towards people in her life. The narrative makes privacy and openness part of Corinne’s choices, without establishing what she ultimately decides.
- Worth knowing
- Maggie’s death and Corinne’s heartbreak are central rather than incidental. The story also involves a secret same-sex relationship and Corinne’s uncertainty about being open about her bisexuality.