Goodreads asked Maria Grace:

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

Maria Grace The novel started out as a writing project at university, but from the moment I started writing it, I just felt this pull to continue with the story. Whenever I tried to come away from it, I would get very restless and always found myself gravitating back to this particular story. In the end, I went with my instinct and committed to the novel. When I did that, the book just kind of started writing itself, so I really wanted to finish Emmeline’s story and give her and the other characters the resolution and ending that they deserved.
I wanted to show the care system (in all sectors: looked-after children, mental health, and education) in a positive light. But mainly, I wanted to write something that would combine realism and mystery in a witty and intelligent way.

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