Goodreads asked Ana Brazil:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Ana Brazil I went to college in Tallahassee, and New Orleans--5 hours away--was the most magical, most decadent, and the most fascinating city in the world. As a history student, I fell in love with every historical inch of New Orleans. I wrote my masters thesis about late 19th century New Orleans, and during my research I got the idea for Fanny Newcomb.

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