Lisa asked Renée Rosen:

I loved the book, especially as a former citizen of Chicago! How historically accurate is the novel?

Renée Rosen Hi Lisa--I'm so glad you enjoyed WHAT THE LADY WANTS and thanks for reaching out to me. As someone who has a great deal of respect for people who write narrative non-fiction, I tried wherever possible to stay true to the facts. However, Marshall Field and Delia Caton were notoriously private people and that's where the fiction came in. I just had to put some meat on the bones of those characters, but tried to do so in a way that seemed plausible. At the end of the book, you'll find an author's note where I tried to separate the fact from the fiction. Hope that answers your question and again, thanks for reaching out to me!

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