MacDowell: One of the things I love about all of Mary Alice's books is the way she pulls nature into her stories. AP: You've talked about your frustration with Hollywood's treatment of women, including in cliched "drop the towel" scenes in which a naked woman is the subject of the male gaze. MacDowell: The idea of "drop the towel' is to objectify a woman. MacDowell: It's not going to be an easy thing because they (men) like it, they like it that way. They like us dropping the towel, they like us being the cheerleaders ... And that's fine, that's a great woman.

Source: ABC News April 27, 2018 19:50 UTC