A Goodreads user asked Kate Forsyth:

i listened to your interview last year and you have been through so much as a small child and you came out to be such a great author, if you don't mind me asking, Do you think you would have been as successful in writing and such a great author if you didn't read the Grimm Fairy tales whilst in hospital when you were so small?? lots of love Sveva P.s. i LOVED both the Beasts Garden and the Wild Girl

Kate Forsyth Thanks so much for your question! I'm so glad that you enjoyed THE BEAST'S GARDEN & THE WILD GIRL. To tell you the truth, I think my childhood accident and my many trips to hospital had a crucial impact upon my imagination. Apart from anything else, it meant I spent my childhood reading and so I was actually incredibly lucky in some ways :) If you look at my whole body of work, you can see the Grimms in every book, even in only small ways.
I do hope you read some more of my books one day!

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