A Goodreads user asked Jennifer L. Cahill:

What inspired the character of "Zara"?

Jennifer L. Cahill It was really important to me to include a character who was brand new to London, and Zara was the perfect candidate for this. Moving to London, or indeed any big city, can be absolutely life-changing and I wanted to include a character who moved from another part of the UK, so that people would realise that London can be challenging for everyone who moves there. I also didn't want to have just one female protagonist, I wanted to include two very different characters to demonstrate the different types of transformation. George, who is a secondary character, is very different to both Zara and Penelope, and she is a good grounding force as the other two characters experience huge transformation. Both of my female MCs go through huge changes, but in very different ways. A lot of people are loving Zara, and I'm delighted that readers are relating to her and to her struggles.

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