Goodreads asked Lily Silver:

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

Lily Silver I have always loved the era in France known as the Belle Epoque. As far back as a teen I was reading artist biographies of greats like Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and Salvador Dali. My love of this era worked with the plot of Some Enchanted Dream, along with the popularity of Absinthe in this time period. Since Tara is a fairy, it also worked out for using the Green Fairy theme. The Green Fairy was the muse of artists and writers, and she was also associated with Absinthe. Once I started plotting, it all came together naturally.

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