Goodreads asked Beatrice Colin:

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

Beatrice Colin I used to be a fashion editor for a newspaper and regularly visited Paris. I had a great-aunt who lived there too. I always used to avoid The Eiffel Tower as it is such a tourist trap. The last time I was there on holiday, however, it suddenly struck me that it is quite an extraordinary structure. I had no idea who built it and why. Once I had started to research it I realise that there was a great story there that hadn't been told.

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