Goodreads asked F.D. Lee:

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

F.D. Lee The idea for The Fairy's Tale came from a general disquiet with the story of Cinderella, and a lot of classic romances. I love these books, but I do think (as I'm sure many people do) that there are some problems with the narratives. I also became interested in the concepts of habitus and capital, as explained by Bourdieu, and how narratives feed into this.

The whole thing swirled around in my head for ages, thinking about these stories and the way they influence our own narratives and the 'rules' we apply to certain situations. And then there was Bea, this downtrodden, angry cabbage fairy who wants to be more than what she (thinks) she is, and who doesn't realise she perpetuating the same oppression she suffers.

Gosh, that sounds so serious! I also wanted to write a funny book about what would happen if Cinderella didn't actually want a fairy godmother interfering in her life. There - lets stick with that answer!

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