Ryan interviews Agnes about her book Forbidden Love, a prequel to Seven Rings, One Love, set in post-war rural Poland and based on her family's history. They discuss how generations of women were bound by what people would say, how choices and forgiveness can break repeating patterns, and how Agnes researched her parents' story over two to three years.
Takeaways
- Patterns that look like generational curses are often passed down by people repeating what was done to them, and each person can choose to break the cycle.
- Understanding why a parent was the way they were can open the door to forgiveness.
- Small bursts of courage, such as twenty seconds of nerve, can change the direction of your life.
Chapters
- 0:00 Introducing Forbidden Love and its themes
- 2:40 The story: Adele in post-war Poland
- 3:43 What inspired Agnes to write the book
- 6:19 Three generations of women and what people will say
- 10:59 Generational curses and how we pass pain on
- 13:36 Why women and men should read it
- 17:45 Cycles across generations and Agnes's grandmother
- 24:00 The ending and the research behind it
- 27:38 Dreams and the final chapter
- 32:33 Hurt people hurt people, and choices
- 35:38 A mother's tough love and jealousy
- 38:13 Reading the book on Kindle
- 41:22 Twenty seconds of insane courage
- 43:29 Where to get the book
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